MacRoberts MacRoberts on Scottish Construction Contracts

3. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-27343-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten, E-Book

Provides a guide to the general principles of Scottish lawrelevant to construction contracts and the main provisions of thestandard forms of construction contract used in Scotlandincluding:
* the obligations of employers and contractors
* certification
* payment
* ending a construction contract
* remedies
* subcontracts
* collateral warranties
* insurance
* dispute resolution
* regulatory matters
The new edition has been substantially updated and expanded totake account of the latest editions of the Scottish StandardBuilding Contracts and recent case law. Specific updates have beendriven by the following changes to legislation and standardcontracts
* Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009and the relative Scheme for Construction Contracts
* Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010
* Recognising the significant increase in use of NEC3 standardforms of contract, references to NEC3 provisions have beenintroduced throughout the relevant chapters so that each now coversthe common law, the SBCC provisions and the NEC3 provisions.
It also features new chapters on: litigation; competition; theBribery Act 2010; and guarantees and bonds.
From reviews of previous editions:
* 'very approachable and readable... I wouldparticularly recommend this book to non-legal constructionprofessionals' - Construction & EngineeringLaw
* 'an informative textbook for the practitioner... [a]significant contribution to knowledge' -Arbitration
* 'a highly competent... textbook which would be ofvalue for industry professionals with no legal background'- Construction Law

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macroberts

Über Autor(innen)

MacRoberts LLP is a full-service commercial law firm, working from offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. The MacRoberts Construction Group is one of the largest in Scotland, with clients including public sector bodies, private developers, contractors, sub-contractors and professionals in all areas of the construction industry. MacRoberts is recognised as leaders in all aspects of Construction law with specialist lawyers able to provide advice covering the full range of construction law issues, across all parts of the construction process, from advice on appropriate forms of procurement, contract assembly and negotiation through to dispute management and resolution, including mediation, adjudication, arbitration and court.