Ebook: Building Contract Claims, Fourth Edition

Many building contract claims are ill-founded, often because the basic principles are misunderstood. This highly regarded book examines the legal basis of claims for additional payment, and what can and cannot be claimed under the main forms of contract. It includes chapters dealing with direct loss and expense, liquidated damages, extension of time, concurrency, acceleration, time at large, common law and contractual claims, global claims, heads of claim and their substantiation.

The new fourth edition has been substantially restructured and updated. Nearly 100 additional cases have been added as well as four new contracts: the JCT Construction Management and Major Project contracts, the JCT Standard Form of Domestic Subcontract, and the Engineering and Construction Contract (the NEC Form). The book continues to use the JCT Standard Form (JCT 98) as the basis of the text, with important differences highlighted in the other forms. Seventeen forms are dealt with and they have all been updated since the last edition of this book.

This new edition is essential reading for architects, contract administrators, project managers and quantity surveyors. It will also be invaluable to contractors, contracts consultants and construction lawyers.

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 3–17):
Chapter 2 Time (pages 18–41):
Chapter 3 Liquidated Damages (pages 42–66):
Chapter 4 Basis for Common Law Claims (pages 67–85):
Chapter 5 Direct Loss and/or Expense (pages 86–90):
Chapter 6 Potential Heads of Claim (pages 91–131):
Chapter 7 Causation (pages 132–139):
Chapter 8 The Global Approach (pages 140–147):
Chapter 9 Substantiation of Claims (pages 148–155):
Chapter 10 Extension of Time Under JCT Standard Form Contracts (pages 159–220):
Chapter 11 Liquidated Damages Under JCT Standard Form Contracts (pages 221–232):
Chapter 12 Loss and/or Expense Under JCT Standard Form Contracts (pages 233–286):
Chapter 13 Variations (pages 287–361):
Chapter 14 Claims Under GC/Works/1 (1998) (pages 365–381):
Chapter 15 Claims Under ACA 3 (pages 382–407):
Chapter 16 Claims Under NEC (pages 408–436):
Chapter 17 Sub?Contract Claims (pages 437–488):