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Building Contract Casebook Michael Furmston

Building Contract Casebook By Michael Furmston

Building Contract Casebook by Michael Furmston

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Summary

Furmston: Building Contract Casebook: Front Flap Copy The major part of the law of building contracts is laid down in decided cases, scattered throughout a large number of law reports. Construction professionals must be familiar with these cases and this important book is designed to help them.

Building Contract Casebook Summary

Building Contract Casebook by Michael Furmston

This well established reference book brings together leading cases on building contracts to illustrate legal principles. It provides a statement of the principle established, a summary of the facts and the decision and, for most cases, a verbatim extract of the judgment. The latest edition includes a number of new cases since the last edition was published in 1999.

Building Contract Casebook Reviews

'a useful conduit to necessary knowledge for a range of those involved in the resolution of sonstruction disputes' Construction Law Oct 2007

About Michael Furmston

M.P. Furmston TD, MA, BCL, LLM, Bencher of Gray's Inn, was Professor of Law at the University of Bristol from 1978-98. He is now Emeritus Professor and senior research fellow. He is well known as the editor of Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston on Contract and his other books include Cases and Materials on Contract with Hugh Beale and William Bishop. He is the editor of Construction Law Reports. Vincent Powell-Smith LLM, DLitt, FCIArb was a leading authority on building contracts and a practicing arbitrator. He was a former Council member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and, for some years, Professor of Law at the University of Malaysia and the International Islamic University, Malaysia. He was originally Joint Editor of Construction Law Reports.

Table of Contents

Preface. Part I - Formation of the contract: Letters of intent, Costs of tendering, Tenders and estimates, Incorporation of documents, Acceptance of the tender;. Part II - Performance of the contract: The contractor's obligations, The employer's obligations, Ownership and vesting of materials, Acceptance and defects, Approval and certificates, Variations, Prolongation and disruption claims, Liquidated damages and extensions of time;. Part III - Discharge of the contract: Release, Frustration, Illegality, Forfeiture clauses, repudiation and determination, Limitation;. Part IV - Sub-contracts and sub-contractors: Assignment and sub-letting, Domestic sub-contractors, Nominated sub-contractors. Part V - Building Contracts and the Law of Tort. Table of Cases. Index

Additional information

GOR010699427
9781405118811
1405118814
Building Contract Casebook by Michael Furmston
Michael Furmston
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2006-03-06
576
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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