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Book SynopsisPowell-Smith and Furmston's Building Contract Casebook The interaction between general principles and the provisions of the standard building and construction contracts is a central feature of construction law. The major part of the law is laid down in decided cases and construction professionals should be familiar with these cases, but the information is scattered throughout a large number of law reports. The fifth edition of Powell-Smith and Furmston's Building Contract Casebook is designed to help construction professionals become familiar with those key cases.
It brings together a wide range of cases on the main aspects of the law of construction contracts, states the principle established by each case and gives a summary of the facts and the decision. For the majority of cases, verbatim extracts from the judgment are included. The casebook presents the leading cases on each topic, together with many lesser-known but important decisions. A number of useful deci
Table of Contents
Preface vii
PART I – FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT 1
1 Letters of Intent 3
2 Costs of Tendering 9
3 Tenders and Estimates 14
4 Incorporation of Documents 20
5 Completion of the Contract 43
PART II – PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT 59
6 The Contractor’s Obligations 61
Design 61
Materials and workmanship 74
Progress and completion 92
Indemnities and insurance 95
7 The Employer’s Obligations 133
Possession of site 133
Time and extent of possession 133
Site conditions 137
Co-operation 142
Instructions 151
Payment 154
Lump sum contracts 155
Other contracts 158
Retention 159
Quantum meruit 162
Set-off 165
Miscellaneous 176
Nomination of sub-contractors and specialists 176
Objection to nominees 176
Displacement of implied terms 177
Form of sub-contracts 177
Effect of failure 177
Default in supply of goods 178
8 Ownership and Vesting of Materials 180
Materials and goods 180
Vesting clauses 185
9 Acceptance and Defects 187
10 Approval and Certifi cates 191
General 191
Nature and effect of certifi cates 204
Recovery without certifi cate 226
11 Variations 228
12 Damages for Breach of Construction Contracts 246
13 Prolongation and Disruption Claims 272
14 Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time 319
Liquidated damages 319
Extensions of time 336
Interpretation of provisions 351
PART III – DISCHARGE OF THE CONTRACT 353
15 Release 355
16 Frustration 358
17 Illegality 365
18 Forfeiture Clauses, Repudiation and Determination 369
19 Limitation 388
The Limitation Act 1980 388
Latent Damage Act 1986 391
PART IV – SUB-CONTRACTS AND SUB-CONTRACTING 399
20 Assignment and Sub-letting 401
21 Domestic Sub-contractors 411
22 Nominated Sub-contractors 414
PART V – BUILDING CONTRACTS AND THE LAW OF TORT 441
23 Building Contracts and the Law of Tort 443
Table of Cases 467
Index 485
