Parris's Standard Form of Building Contract (eBook)

JCT 98

David Chappell (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2008 | 3. Auflage
376 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4051-4729-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The Joint Contracts Tribunal Standard Form of Building Contract,
JCT 98, is now a well established and widely used form. That is not
to say, however, that it is always well understood. It is a large,
complex contract with a number of particularly difficult
provisions. It is not surprising, therefore, that not much guidance
has been published on the form.

This book, first written by John Parris in 1982, and revised in
1985, was widely regarded as a valuable commentary on the Standard
Form. Unavailable for some years, it has now been substantially
updated and completely rewritten by David Chappell.

Major changes have occurred since the last edition, including a
raft of amendments to the contract itself, much new legislation
including the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act
1996, and substantial new case law. The book covers all these as
well as the complex performance specified work provisions and the
difficult problems of nomination. The nominated sub-contract
conditions are referred to where appropriate, and the book contains
guidance on related matters, such as warranties, letters of intent
and quantum meruit.

The book is not simply a re-writing of the contract in simply
terms. It contains very valuable insights and much needed guidance
on some of the lesser known implications of the current form

The book will provide a valuable reference for clients'
professional advisers and contractors, as well as for lawyers
needing an introduction to the contract.

Autor

David Chappell is Principal of David Chappell & Associates in San Francisco, California. David's popular keynotes and seminars have been presented in more than two dozen countries, and his books on enterprise software have been translated into ten languages.

Inhalt

Background to the contract, documents and some key provisions; The role of the architect and quantity surveyor; The contractor's obligations; Sub-contractors, suppliers and statutory undertakers; Certificates, payments and retention; Variations and their valuation; Liquidated damages and extension of time; Insurance provisions; Determination before completion; Claims and counterclaims; Dispute resolution; Practical completion, defects liability period, the final account; Table of cases; Clause index; Subject index.

Rezensionen

"Look, if you are taking part, or even thinking of taking part,
in a JCT98 adventure, buy the book, but don't put it on the shelf.
Read it! And if you don't read the rules, I look forward to seeing
you in court"

Tony Bingham, Building, February 2002

"this is the sort of book which construction professionals
and building lawyers should have ready access to since it is easy
to use, well laid out and with a good index including useful cross
referencing of the principal clauses"Construction Industry Law
Letter, March 2002

"This is a practical guide....based on a wealth of architectural
and legal experience. Parris is a valuable addition to any
construction law library". Peter Scott Caldwell, Arbitration,
February 2003

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen • Baurecht • Civil Engineering & Construction • construction law • Law • Law Special Topics • Rechtswissenschaft • Spezialthemen Rechtswissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4051-4729-6 / 1405147296
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-4729-3 / 9781405147293