Building Contract Dictionary

David Chappell

ISBN 10: 0632039647 / ISBN 13: 9780632039647

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2001

About this Item

aeo the only reference of its kind on construction law aeo over 800 entries aeo well known authors aeo features 30 tables of key contract summaries aeo "Buy this super reference book. And when some high barrister mutters a fortiori you can smile -- and reply with equal force" Tony Bingham, Building, February 2002. Editor(s): Powell-Smith, Vincent; Chappell, David. Num Pages: 448 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; GBC; LNCJ; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 185 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 982. . 2001. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building Contract Dictionary
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0632039647
• ISBN 13: 9780632039647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Building Contract Dictionary provides a succinct, but authoritative reference to words, phrases and terms encountered in, and in connection with, building contracts.

For the new edition all entries have been reconsidered and updated in light of case law and legislation and the book has been substantially enlarged since the last edition ten years ago. There are now over 800 separate entries A wide range of contracts has been referenced, including JCT 98, IFC 98, MW 98, WCD 98, PCC 98, MC 98, ACA 3, GC/Works/1 (1998), NEC, NSC/C, DOM/1, DOM/2 as well as topics such as adjudication, arbitration and the Civil Procedure Rules.

It will provide an invaluable reference for architects, quantity surveyors, project managers and contractors. It will also find a ready readership among all construction lawyers.

"This is an indispensable book which provides a succinct but authoritative reference to "words, phrases and terms" encountered in the construction industry. ...many of the entries give a substantial commentary on a variety of matters you always wanted to know about but never got round to finding out."

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About the Author

David Chappell is Principal of David Chappell & Associates in San Francisco, California. David's popular keynotes and seminars have been presented in more than two dozen countries, and his books on enterprise software have been translated into ten languages.

Vincent Powell-Smith was a British barrister, professor of law and legal author. He also wrote under the pen names Justiciar and Francis Elphinstone. Powell-Smith was born in Westerham, Kent, England and died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is survived by two daughters, Amanda Jane and Helena Alexia.