Description
Book SynopsisLaw for Project Managers provides an easily understandable and practical guide to the laws of contract, liability, intellectual property and so on, entirely from the perspective of the project manager. It will enable you to approach projects forewarned and forearmed, able to avoid potential legal problems altogether.
The book covers everything from intellectual property disputes with the client organisation about who actually ''owns'' the outcome, to confusion arising during an international project from the different legal systems and their approach to contracts and health and safety problems in the management of contractors. Most importantly, it explains everything in very straightforward terms; legal jargon is either avoided altogether or defined with its relevance to the project manager explained.
In essence, Law for Project Managers is a clear, readable and expert guide on this and many other important legal matters for the practising project manager as wel
Table of Contents
PART I: GENERAL
1. The law’s approach
2. The contract
PART II: THE ORIGINS OF LAW
3. Law in the UK
4. European Union law
PART III: CONTRACT LAW
5. How contracts are made
6. The letter of intent
7. The meanings behind the words
8. Lateness specifications and defects
9. The law of breach
PART IV: USING THE LAWYERS
10. Using the professionals
11. Disputes
PART V: LIABILITY LAW
12. Negligence
13. Liability for escapes
PART VI: OTHER TOPICS
14. Intellectual property
15. Forms of security
16. Exporting and importing
