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Building contract claims and disputes/ Dennis F. Turner and Alan Turner.

By: Turner, Dennis Frederick.
Contributor(s): Turner, Alan, 1936-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow : Longman, 1999Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xviii, 605p. ; 24cm + hbk.ISBN: 0582285119 (m); 9780582285118.Subject(s): Construction contracts -- Great Britain | Law | Construction & heavy industry | Building construction & materials | England | Wales | Contract law | Employment & labour law: general | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawDDC classification: 343.41078 TUR Summary: Written for those on both sides of disputed matters, this up-to-date 2nd edition looks at the causes of disputes and claims on building projects and gives guidance on how claims and disputes can be resolved successfully.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The second edition of Building Contract Claims and Disputes (first published as Building Contract Disputes) provides a study of the causes of contractual disputes, particularly of claims in construction projects and of how they can be resolved successfully. It examines contracts, decisions, documentation and project operation from the points of view of clients, contractors, subcontractors and professional advisers. Readers in practice will find this book an invaluable and comprehensive reference. Those taking professional examinations or degree and postgraduate courses will also benefit greatly from it.

The book explains the background, preparation and settlement of claims, with negotiation and dispute resolution from mediation to adjudication, arbitration and legal proceedings. The interrelations of variations, extension of time and loss and expense are considered. Three specially structured case studies of construction projects illustrate and apply the principles to detailed practical situations. This edition deals with a considerably expanded range of contracts, including JCT, GC/Works/1, design and build, minor works, ICE and innovative NEC. It covers recent legal rulings and changes in the law and contract forms, as well as parts of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and the Arbitration Act 1996.

Previous ed. published as: Building contract disputes by Dennis F. Turner. 1989.

Written for those on both sides of disputed matters, this up-to-date 2nd edition looks at the causes of disputes and claims on building projects and gives guidance on how claims and disputes can be resolved successfully.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Pre-contract Activities
  • Contract Administration
  • Delays and Disturbance
  • Case Studies

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Dennis Turner BA (Hons), FRICS, MCIOB has long experience as a quantity surveyor in private and central government practice, Head of Building Economics at The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, chairman of the Aberdeen and North East of Scotland branch of the RICS and contract consultant and lecturer to the construction industry. He is the author of several books, including Building Contracts: A Practical Guide and Design and Build Contract Practice.

Alan Turner JP, Dip Arb, FRICS, FCIArb is sole principal of Alan Turner Associates, providing advice in procurement and dispute resolution and acting as an arbitrator and adjudicator in construction disputes. In a forty year career, he has been a partner in Building Design Partnership, chairman of the National Joint Consultative Committee for Building and honorary secretary of the RICS QS Division. He has written Building Procurement and journal articles and lectured regularly on building contracts.