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Cornes and Lupton's Design Liability in the Construction Industry.
This significant update and rewrite of the 4th edition address the range of design liability issues which the construction professional has to face including:* Increasing popularity of design & build procurement* Two stage tendering and partnering arrangements* Technical innovations in construct...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Edición: | 5th ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: The Industry Context; 1.1 What is design?; 1.2 Procurement routes; 1.2.1 Traditional; 1.2.2 Traditional plus design; 1.2.3 Design-build; 1.2.4 Management methods; 1.2.5 'Turnkey' contracting; 1.2.6 Partnering; 1.2.7 Prime contracting; 1.2.8 Integrated project delivery and BIM; 1.3 The construction professions: who are the designers?; 1.3.1 Architect; 1.3.2 Engineers; 1.3.3 Surveyors; 1.3.4 General and specialist contractors; 1.3.5 Construction Industry Council (CIC); Chapter 2: Liability under Contract
- 2.1 Formation of a contract2.1.1 Problems with contract formation; 2.2 Terms of the contract; 2.2.1 Express terms; 2.2.2 Implied terms; 2.2.3 Terms implied by statute; 2.3 Exemption clauses; 2.3.1 Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; 2.3.2 Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999; 2.4 Privity of contract; 2.4.1 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999; 2.5 Assignment; Chapter 3: Liability under Tort: Part 1; 3.1 Definition of a tort; 3.2 Liability and parties in tort; 3.3 Vicarious liability; 3.4 Negligence; 3.4.1 Existence of a duty of care; 3.5 Historical perspective
- 3.5.1 1932-19643.5.2 1972-1978; 3.6 Anns v Merton London Borough Council (1978); 3.7 Junior Books (1983); 3.8 1985-1988: the retreat; 3.9 D & F Estates Ltd v Church Commissioners for England (1988); 3.10 Murphy v Brentwood District Council (1990); 3.11 Tests for establishing a duty of care in respect of economic loss; 3.12 Contract and tort concurrently?; 3.13 Summary of the position in 1994; Chapter 4: Liability under Tort: Part 2 (Post-Murphy); 4.1 Liability for physical injury and damage to other property; 4.2 The 'complex structure' theory after Murphy; 4.3 What if a defect is patent?
- 4.4 Liability for economic loss4.5 Application of the tests following Henderson v Merrett; 4.6 Contractors' liability for pure economic loss; 4.7 Consultants' liability for pure economic loss; 4.8 Summary of the position in 2013; Chapter 5: Liability under Statute; 5.1 Defective Premises Act 1972; 5.2 Building Act 1984; 5.2.1 Section 38 of the Building Act 1984; 5.3 Health and safety; 5.3.1 Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2007; 5.4 Copyright; 5.4.1 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; 5.4.2 Copyright under SA10; Chapter 6: Liability for Professional Negligence
- 6.1 Reasonable skill and care6.1.1 Reasonable skill and care: the test; 6.2 Application of the test to designers; 6.3 Examples of failure to take care; 6.4 Special skills; 6.5 'State of the art' defence; Chapter 7: 'Fitness for Purpose' Liability; 7.1 Contractors' obligations; 7.1.1 Obligation as to materials; 7.1.2 Obligation as to workmanship; 7.1.3 Design and construction of a house; 7.1.4 Design and construction of other buildings; 7.2 Reliance and partial reliance; 7.3 Consultants and strict liability; 7.4 Contractor's duty to warn; 7.4.1 Origins of the duty