Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts, 14th Edition, combines a well-established and much-trusted guide to the law around construction contracts with new cases, discussions and updates. An authority cited in court for more than a century, it provides in depth coverage of difficult and important construction problems based on long practical experience and on the learning of courts in many different jurisdictions.
Featuring:
- An in-depth explanation and interpretation of the law relating to construction contracts
The issues arising from the provisions in common use in bespoke contracts and in all key standard construction contracts
The leading UK cases, significant and illuminating cases from commonwealth jurisdictions, and important decisions not reported elsewhere
Influential discussions of significant construction law problems
The ambiguities and technicalities often arising over interpretation and application of contracts
New to this 14th edition:
- A reconsideration of the law on penalties since different jurisdictions have reacted to the House of Lords decision in Cavendish v Makdessi.
A revised analysis of the implied obligations of contractors and employers, including development of good faith obligations in the UK and elsewhere.
A new summary of insurance that is relevant to construction.
An extensive updating of adjudication cases in a dozen jurisdictions.
A new analysis of quality obligations.
A discussion of quantum meruit recovery on termination in the light of the High Court of Australia’s decision in Mann v Paterson.
