This comprehensive and popular textbook aims to bridge the gap between theoretical study and practical application. It covers the essentials of construction contracts, including how the law has developed, the reasoning behind key clauses and how contract law is applied in practice, and it helps to make the transition from student to practitioner manageable.This text is intended for all undergraduates studying a construction contract law or a contract administration module or unit. It is ideal for postgraduate degrees in quantity surveying and building surveying, construction project management, and construction management. Civil engineers and students of architecture and architectural technology will find it provides a comprehensive guide to the law in the construction context. It is also very comprehensive in scope and provides sufficient materials to bridge the gap between the student and professional texts.New to this Edition:- Discussion of the implementation of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, amending the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996- Updates to sections on the formation of contracts, mistakes in tenders, equitable remedies, agency and supervision, and the immunity of expert witnesses, reflecting the latest Supreme Court judgements- Clarification of the relationship between construing and implication of terms, and the law on construction operations- Expansion of the case law on professional liability, and on the Defective Premises Act as a statutory term- More real-world construction examples to illustrate concepts and theories

This updated third edition covers the new amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act, as well as recent rulings and cases which have reshaped the construction contracts field

Table of CasesTable of Statutes and RegulationsList of AbbreviationsPreface and Acknowledgements1. The Nature of Construction Contracts2. Outline of the Law of Obligations3. The Formation of Construction Contracts4. Consideration5. The Role of the Architect and the Engineer6. The Main Obligations of the Contractor7. The Main Obligations of the Employer8. Time and Provisions for Delay9. Variations and the Right to Payment10. Payment and Certification11. Subcontracting12. Supply Contracts13. Design Liability of Professionals and Contractors14. Liabilities Post-Completion15. Determination and Damages16. Methods of Dispute ResolutionBibliographyIndex.