Book Description

Construction drafting is a central part of commercial property transactions, raising complex issues of law, interpretation and procedure. The key to addressing these issues lies in having rapid access to draft forms of agreement and specialist expertise based on a sound understanding of industry practice, case-law and current legislation.Manual of Construction Agreements is a complete guide to all aspects of the relevant law and practice. Richard Cockram, one of the country's leading construction lawyers, provides detailed and authoritative commentary and a review of all standard form agreements relevant to the UK construction market. In addition there is an exhaustive suite of over 100 expertly drafted forms and precedents, together with comprehensive annotations.It is regularly updated to cover relevant developments in construction law and practice, and is fully up-to-date with the recent amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, effected by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.The CD-ROM contains fillable Word documents of forms and precedents for use in connection with building and civil engineering contracts, particularly in cases incorporating the JCT 2011 or ICE or NEC standard forms, and the related appointment of consultants and ancillary documentation.