Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts 6th edition

Now in its 6th edition, Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts retains its position as foremost guide to the complex issues arising in the course of construction, with robustly-updated content throughout and the addition of several new chapters with focus on such topics as standard form provisions for recovery of loss or expense, and Chinese and Peruvian construction law.

Expertly covering the manner in which delay and disruption should be considered at each stage of a construction project, from inception to completion and beyond, this book includes:

• Insight from an international team of specialist advisory editors
• Comparative analysis of the law in this field in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States and in civil law jurisdictions
• Commentary upon, and comparison of, standard forms from Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere, including two major new forms
• Chapters on adjudication, dispute boards and the civil law dynamic
• Extensive coverage of Building Information Modelling
• New chapters on Chinese, Nordic, Peruvian, Singaporean and Malaysian construction law
• New in-depth discussion of the JCT 2016 suite
• Updated case law, linked directly to the principles explained in the text

This book is an essential reference for any lawyer, dispute resolver, project manager, architect, engineer, contractor, or academic involved in the construction industry

Contents:
1. Introduction and Terminology
2. The Risk of Development
3. Project Procurement
4. Domestic Standard Form Provisions for Time and Cost
5. Standard Form Provisions for Money
6. Notices, Claims and Early Warnings
7. Extensions of Time and Time at Large
8. Planning and Programming
9. Presentation and Approval of Programmes
10. Revising, Updating, Monitoring and Reporting
11. Project Control
12. Mitigation, Recovery and Acceleration
13. Variation and Change
14. Construction Records
15. Cause and Effect
16. Forensic Programme Analysis
17. Float and Time Contingencies
18. Disruption to Progress and Lost Productivity
19. Concurrency, Parallelism and Pacing
20. Total Time, Total Loss and Global Claims
21. Apportionment
22. Damages
23. Construction Delay Insurance
24. Negotiation and Settlement of Claims
25. Dispute Resolution
26. An Introduction to Adjudication in the United Kingdom
27. An Introduction to Dispute Boards
28. Mandatory Laws in International Construction Contracts
29. An Introduction to Chinese Construction Law
30. An Introduction to Nordic Construction Law
31. An Introduction to Peruvian Construction Law
32. An Introduction to Constrution Law in Singapore and Malaysia

Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms and Definitions
Appendix 2: Types of Document

Subjects:
Construction Law

Keywords:
Construction contracts, delay and disruption, project management law, construction disputes, construction claims, contract administration, international construction law, Andrew Burr, building contracts, legal reference construction.

Target Audience:
Lawyers, Dispute Resolvers, Project Managers, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Academics, Construction Consultants, Quantity Surveyors, Legal Researchers.

Genre:
Construction Law, Legal Reference, Professional Handbook, Contract Law, Technical Guide