Construction Projects: Law and Practice

ISBN-10: 185800473X
ISBN-13: 9781858004730
Category: Building laws
Language: English
Published: 2007-01-01
Publisher: Round Hall
Authors: David Keane, Anthony Hussey

Description

Construction Projects Law and Practice provides you with a comprehensive step-by-step guide to the law governing the construction process - from pre-construction to dispute resolution. It covers concerns such as regulation, building contracts, problems in construction projects, insurance and dispute resolution. Written by an unrivaled panel of nine professionals, drawn from both the legal and construction arenas, each section examines, in detail, a major legal or business issue from the perspective of the all the parties involved. It provides you with citations to key cases throughout, along with analysis of the factual circumstances that led to key decisions. This one volume reference manual presents you with a clear and unambiguous statement of the law related to construction.Construction Projects Law and Practice is the ultimate reference to this complex and heavily regulated industry and can save you time by helping you locate the right answers quickly.Editors:The Late David Keane was an architect and author of Building and the Law - 4th Edition published by the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland. Anthony Hussey is a practising solicitor specialising in construction law. He is also a registered Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.Contributors:Brian Hutchinson is a senior lecturer in law at University College, Dublin with a special interest in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Nap Keeling is a practising barrister. Eoin O'Cofaigh is an architect. Gerry O'Sullivan is a health and safety expert with Mulcahy, McDonagh & Partners. Patrick McGovern is a partner in Arthur Cox and specialises in Commercial, Telecommunications and Public Procurement. Yvonne Scannell is a senior professor in environmental and land use law in Trinity College Dublin. Fintan Valentine is a practising barrister.

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