Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time In Construction Contracts, Third Edition

Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time: In Construction Contracts, Third Edition By Brian Eggleston(auth.)
2008 | 404 Pages | ISBN: 1405118156 | PDF | 4 MB
Liquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under the standard building and civil engineering contracts. Previous editions of Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time are highly regarded as a guide for both construction industry professionals and lawyers to this complex area. The law on time and damages continues to develop with an increasing flow of judgments from the courts. Alongside this, the standard forms of contract have also developed over time to reflect prevailing approaches to contractual relationships. Against this background a third edition will be welcomed by construction professionals and lawyers alike. Retaining the overall approach of the previous editions, the author clarifies, in a highly readable but legally rigorous way, the many misunderstandings on time and damages which abound in the construction industry. The third edition takes account of a large volume of new case law since the previous edition was published over ten years ago, includes a new chapter on delay analysis and features significantly expanded chapters on penalty clauses, the effects of conditions precedent and time-bars, and the complexities of causation.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-15): Chapter 2 Time in Contracts (pages 16-40): Chapter 3 Damages for Late Completion (pages 41-70): Chapter 4 Liquidated Damages and Penalties (pages 71-130): Chapter 5 Prevention (pages 131-155): Chapter 6 Legal Construction of Liquidated Damages Clauses (pages 156-169): Chapter 7 Effects of Determination (pages 170-174): Chapter 8 Problems with Sectional Completion (pages 175-178): Chapter 9 Application to Sub?Contractors (pages 179-187): Chapter 10 Recovery of Liquidated Damages (pages 188-208): Chapter 11 Defences / Challenges to Liquidated Damages (pages 209-235): Chapter 12 Extensions of Time (pages 236-264): Chapter 13 Relevant Events (pages 265-284): Chapter 14 Causation and Concurrency (pages 285-301): Chapter 15 Programmes, Method Statements and Best Endeavours (pages 302-312): Chapter 16 Delay Analysis (pages 313-324): Chapter 17 Building Forms (pages 325-336): Chapter 18 Civil Engineering Forms (pages 337-355): Chapter 19 Process and Plant Forms (pages 356-371): Chapter 20 FIDIC Conditions of Contract 1999 (pages 372-378):