Architect's legal handbook : the law for architects / edited by Anthony Speaight ; consultant editor, Gregory Stone.

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Publication details:
Amsterdam ; Boston : Amsterdam ; Boston : Architectural Press/Elsevier, 2010
Edition:
9th edition
Record id:
72305
Subject:
Architects -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.
Architectural contracts -- Great Britain.
Building laws -- Great Britain.
Contents:
Part A. General principles of law
1. Introduction to English law
2. The English law of contract
3. The English law of tort
4. English land law
5. Introduction to Scots law
6. Scots land law
Part B. Statutory framework
7. Statutory authorities in England and Wales
8. Statutory authorities in Scotland
9. Construction legislation in England and Wales
10. Building regulations in Scotland
11. Planning law in England and Wales
12. Planning law in Scotland
13. Public procurement under European Union law
14. Party walls
15. Health and safety law affecting architects
Part C. Building contracts
16. Introduction to procurement methods in construction
17. The JCT standards form of building contract, 2005 edition
18. The NEC engineering and construction contract and related architects' forms
19. Other standard forms of building contract
20. Contractor and sub-contractor collateral warranties/third party rights
21. The FIDIC contract
22. The Construction Act payment rules
Part D. Building dispute resolution
23. Litigation
24. Arbitration
25. Adjudication
26. Mediation
27. Building dispute resolution in Scotland
28. International arbitration
Part E. The architect in practice
29. Legal organisation of architects' offices
30. Architects' contracts with clients
31. Architects' collateral warranties
32. Architects' liability
33. Architects' professional indemnity insurance
34. Copyright
35. Architects and the law of employment
36. International work by architects
37. Architects' registration
38. Professional conduct of architects.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781856176279
Phys. description:
xii, 413 p. : ill. ; 30 cm