Professional Negligence in Construction / by Ben Patten and Hugh Saunders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patten, Ben, author.

Saunders, Hugh, author.

Series:

Construction Practice Series.

Construction practice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architects--Malpractice--England.

Architects.

Consulting engineers--Malpractice--England.

Consulting engineers.

Construction contracts--England.

Construction contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

What is professional negligence? What are the obligations of construction professionals in contract and in tort? In what circumstances might the difference between the obligations be important? These questions are of crucial importance not only to construction lawyers but also to contractors, architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, project managers, and multi-disciplinary practitioners. Withan emphasis on the practical aspects of professional negligence in the construction industry and written in a straightforward yet authoritative way, this book is ideal for lawyers and students of construction and law as well as construction professionals at all levels.

Contents:

Introduction

Types of construction professional and their functions

The obligations of construction professionals

The standard of reasonable skill and care

Common issues in a construction project

Causation loss and damage in claims against construction professionals

Insurance

Experts, arbitrators and adjudicators

Dispute resolution.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-37288-2

1-315-14864-1

1-351-37287-4

9781315148649

OCLC:

1035158023