This book is a comprehensive guide for attorneys, real estate and construction professionals providing information in 29 subject areas, including:Licensing Requirements Insurance Liabilities in the Construction Industry Express and Implied Warranties Mechanic's Liens and Damages Procedural Aspects of Construction Litigation Private and Governmental Construction Contracts Defective Construction Contract Clauses: Managing, Allocating and Transferring Construction Project Risks State and Local Taxation in the Construction Industry Delay in Construction Contracts Intellectual Property Law in the Construction Industry - A Practical GuideThis Guide is essential reading for every individual and lawyer who works in this area. The book further provides extensive sample forms and contracts, relevant statutory provisions, table of authorities, and legal subject index. The authors have supplemented the book through 2007.

This innovative book provides a thorough and comprehensive guide to construction law by blending together black letter law and socio-legal approaches. This mixed methodology makes an ideal introduction to the subject for those studying to enter the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry in a professional capacity. Designed to equip the student with all they need to know about construction law, the topics covered include: The fundamentals of law and the English legal system Contract, business, tort and property law Procurement, subcontracting and partnering Building Information Modelling and best practice Dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration, litigation and adjudication The books suitability for study is enhanced by its logical structure, chapter summaries and further reading lists whilst the role of law in achieving a more collaborative and less confrontational AEC industry is examined in detail. Construction Law: From Beginner to Practitioner takes the reader on a journey from basic legal concepts through to a more detailed appreciation of what the AEC needs as a specialist client for legal services. This book is useful not only for understanding the basics, but also as a reference that practitioners will use time and again.

This second edition of Construction Law: From Beginner to Practitioner provides a thorough and comprehensive guide to construction law by blending together black letter law and socio-legal approaches. This mixed methodology makes an ideal introduction to the subject for those studying to enter the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry in a professional capacity. Designed to equip the student with all they need to know about construction law, the topics covered include: the fundamentals of law and the English legal system contract, business, tort and property law procurement, subcontracting and partnering claims, damages, losses and expenses dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration, litigation and adjudication The book's suitability for study is enhanced by its logical structure, chapter summaries and further reading lists whilst the role of law in achieving a more collaborative and less confrontational AEC industry is examined in detail. Fully updated throughout, this new edition includes coverage of post-Grenfell legislation; increased coverage of modern methods of construction and continuously evolving technologies such as BIM and digital twins; NEC4 and the latest JCT contract suite and the Construction Playbook. This book is useful not only for understanding the basics, but also as a reference that practitioners will use time and again.

Be prepared with the bestselling guide to the laws that govern construction Knowledge of construction law and employment law is essential to running a successful construction business. This Fourth Edition of the bestselling Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law provides a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting construction industry professionals. Like its popular previous editions, this Fourth Edition translates the sometimes-confusing theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the business into clear, lay-person's English. This new edition updates the comprehensive scope of its predecessors with: Coverage of the newly issued and recently revised industry-standard contract documents produced by the AIA, ConsensusDOCS, and EJCDC for 2007/2008 A CD featuring sample contracts and documents from AIA, ConsensusDOCS, and EJCDC that familiarizes readers with these important documents, and aids in understanding document citations in the book Improved pedagogical tools and instructor support material for use in the classroom The most up-to-date and thorough guide to a sometimes intimidating but critical aspect of the practice of construction, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law, Fourth Edition gives industry professionals the knowledge they need to avoid legal surprises and gain a competitive advantage.

Residential Construction Law in Colorado, 2nd Edition is an extraction from the multi-volume Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Construction Law (Chapter 14). Formatted in an easy-to-read soft-cover, travel-companion format, you will find this resource indispensable. New material to this book, not included in the Practitioner's Guide, are sample forms such as:Complaints Answer Discovery Requests (Plaintiff and Defendant) Jury Instructions Assignment of Claims Writ of Garnishment and Answer Garnishment Traverse

The intersection between construction and insurance is an often overlooked, but essential consideration. This important resource is a perfect practice handbook for construction lawyers, written by practitioners with considerable expertise in both construction and insurance. This practical book provides overviews of individual construction insurance topic areas in each chapter, chosen because of their relevance to construction lawyers.