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Pris: 460 SEK exkl. moms  |  This is an internationally-applicable, practical resource that guides professionals through every type and aspect of delay and disruption claims.
Drawing on their experience, the authors outline a practical approach to the presentation of delay and disruption claims in construction within a legal, contractual and technical framework. Detailed case studies are used to describe the different problems that can be encountered and explain the more dynamic approachto the settlement of claims, often taken in the international market, to help reduce the time and cost oflegal proceedings. In assisting readers in the appropriate analysis and assessment of delay and disruption, this book
- details the legal background to pertinent contract clauses in terms of what they can and cannot do to minimise delays and avoid litigation
- explains assessment techniques and the approach, or combined approach, appropriate for the circumstances of a particular case
- gives guidance on presenting and structuring different types of delay and disruption claims in a meaningful way, to avoid the many pitfalls that may be faced if an inappropriate path is taken
- provides methodologies for calculating losses and related costs
- explains how facts or points in law should be applied to substantiate claims.
Delay and Disruption Claims in Construction is an essential guide for engineers, lawyers, surveyors, project managers, arbitrators, contract administrators, adjudicators, clients, contractors, subcontractors, architects, programme planners and delay analysts in the construction industry embarking onwriting or defending claims, as well as a valuable reference for students in specialised fields in constructionand engineering.
Contents:
Preface vii
About the authors ix
01 Introduction 1
02 Construction and contract law 3
03 Breach of contract and remedies 11
04 Delay and disruption 25
05 Loss and expense 49
06 Case study: extension of time and related losses 65
07 Case study: loss and expense, disruption claim (including a global claim example) 85
08 Case study: increased costs claim 99
Index 107
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