{"product_id":"building-contract-claims-isbn-9780470657386","title":"Building Contract Claims","description":"Many building projects are the subject of claims – the assertion of a right, usually by the contractor, to an extension of the contract period or an additional payment under the terms of the building contract. Many of these claims are unsound or ill-founded, often because the basic principles are misunderstood.  \u003cp\u003eThis highly regarded book examines the legal basis of claims for extensions of time and additional payment, and what can and cannot be claimed under the main forms of contract. It includes chapters dealing with direct loss and expense, liquidated damages, extension of time, concurrency problems, acceleration, time at large, common law and contractual claims, global claims, and heads of claim and their substantiation. With the publication of the fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Contract Claims\u003c\/i\u003e has been thoroughly revised to ensure it is fully up to date with the latest contracts, court judgments and building practice. Changes include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of over 60 additional relevant court cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of the 2005 JCT contracts suite\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of changes to the NEC contract\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of additional contracts such as Constructing Excellence; Measured Term Contract and the ACA PPC2000 contract together with the 2005 relevant JCT sub-contracts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImportant changes to liquidated damages and to extensions of time, and the giving of notices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppendix 1 has been substantially revised\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike its predecessors, the fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Contract Claims\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for architects, contract administrators, project managers and quantity surveyors, as well as contractors, contracts consultants and construction lawyers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e vii\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e x\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContract abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e xi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Structure of the book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Types of claims 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The basis of claims 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Architect's and contract administrator's powers and liability to contractor 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Quantity surveyor’s powers 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Time 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Time of the essence 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Time at large 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Extension of time clauses in contracts 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Concurrency 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Acceleration 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Sectional completion 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 The SCL extension of time Protocol 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Liquidated damages 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The meaning and purpose of liquidated damages 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Liquidated damages or penalty 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Liquidated damages as limitation of liability 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Sums greater than a genuine pre-estimate 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Liquidated damages as an exhaustive remedy 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Injunction 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Liquidated damages in relation to loss 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Where there is no breach of contract 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Calculation of liquidated damages 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Where there is partial possession 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Maximum recovery if sum is a penalty 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 Maximum recovery if liquidated damages do not apply 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.13 Defences to liquidated damages in building contracts 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 Bonus clauses 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Basis for common law claims 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 General 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Implied terms 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Variation of contract 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Omission of work to give it to others 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Extra work 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Possession of site 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Site conditions 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Direct loss and\/or expense 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Defi nition 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Direct v indirect 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Exclusion of consequential loss 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Points of principle 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Measure of damages 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Burden of proof 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 \u003ci\u003eRes ipsa loquitur\u003c\/i\u003e 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Mitigation of loss 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Betterment 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Notices 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Categories of claim 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Potential heads of claim 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Foreshortened programme 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The ‘knock-on’ effect 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The more common heads of loss 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Cost of a claim 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Causation 182\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Theory 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Use of networks 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Float 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Global claims 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Basic principles of global claims 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Unacceptable global claims 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 The current position 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Preparation and substantiation of claims 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Preparing a claim 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Types of evidence required to support a claim 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 ‘Scott schedules’ 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Extension of time under JCT standard form contracts 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Standard Building Contract (SBC) 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Intermediate Building Contract (IC and ICD) 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Minor Works Building Contract (MW and MWD) 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Design and Build Contract (DB) 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Prime Cost Building Contract (PCC) 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Management Building Contract (MC) 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Construction Management Trade Contract (CM\/TC) 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Major Project Construction Contract (MP) 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 Measured Term Contract (MTC) 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.10 Constructing Excellence Contract (CE) 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Liquidated damages under JCT standard form contracts 268\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Standard Building Contract (SBC) 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Intermediate Building Contract (IC and ICD) 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Minor Works Building Contract (MW and MWD) 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Design and Build Contract (DB) 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Prime Cost Building Contract (PCC) 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Management Building Contract (MC) 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Construction Management Trade Contract (CM\/TC) 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Major Project Construction Contract (MP) 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Measured Term Contract (MTC) 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.10 Constructing Excellence Contract (CE) 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Loss and\/or expense under JCT standard form contracts 278\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Standard Building Contract (SBC) 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Intermediate Building Contract (IC and ICD) 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Minor Works Building Contract (MW and MWD) 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Design and Build Contract (DB) 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Prime Cost Building Contract (PCC) 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Management Building Contract (MC) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Construction Management Trade Contract (CM\/TC) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Major Project Construction Contract (MP) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Measured Term Contract (MTC) 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Constructing Excellence Contract (CE) 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Variations 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 The baseline 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Bills of quantities 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Functions of the architect and the quantity surveyor 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 JCT Standard Building Contract (SBC) 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 JCT Intermediate Building Contract (IC and ICD) 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 JCT Minor Works Building Contract (MW and MWD) 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 JCT Design and Build Contract (DB) 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 JCT Prime Cost Building Contract (PCC) 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 JCT Management Building Contract (MC) 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.11 JCT Construction Management Trade Contract (CM\/TC) 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.12 JCT Major Project Construction Contract (MP) 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.13 JCT Measured Term Contract (MTC) 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.14 JCT Constructing Excellence Contract (CE) 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III 367\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Claims Under The General Conditions of Government Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering Works (GC\/Works\/1(1998)) 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Extension of time and liquidated damages 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Prolongation and disruption 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Valuation of instructions 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Claims under the ACA Form of Building Agreement (ACA 3) 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Extension of time and liquidated damages 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Prolongation and disruption 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Valuation of instructions 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Claims under the ACA Standard Form of Contract for Project Partnering (PPC2000) 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Extension of time and damages 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Loss and\/or expense 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Changes 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Claims under NEC 3 Engineering and Construction Contract (NEC 3) 418\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Compensation events 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Delay damages 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Sub-contract claims 446\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 JCT Standard Building Sub-Contract Conditions (SBCSub\/C) 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 JCT Standard Building Sub-Contract with Sub-Contractor’s Design Conditions (SBCSub\/D\/C) 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 JCT Intermediate Named Sub-Contract Conditions (ICSubNAM\/SC) 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 JCT Intermediate Sub-Contract Conditions (ICSub\/C) 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 JCT Intermediate Sub-Contract with Sub-Contractor's Design Conditions (ICSub\/D\/C) 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 JCT Design and Build Sub-Contract Conditions (DBSub\/C) 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 JCT Management Works Contract Conditions (MCWC\/C) 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.9 ACA Form of Sub-Contract (ACA\/SC) 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX 473\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExample of contractor's claim for reimbursement of direct loss and\/or expense under SBC with quantities clauses 4.23–4.26 – architect's and quantity surveyor's assessment with commentary 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTable of cases\u003c\/i\u003e 498\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTable of standard form contract clauses\u003c\/i\u003e 512\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e 523\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Chappell\u003c\/b\u003e BA(Hons Arch), MA(Arch), MA(Law), PhD, RIBA with 50 years experience in the construction industry has worked as an architect in the public and private sectors, as contracts administrator for a building contractor, as a lecturer in construction law and contracts procedure and as a construction contracts consultant. He is currently Director of David Chappell Consultancy Limited, is a Specialist Advisor to the RIBA and RSUA and frequently acts as an adjudicator. He was Professor of Architectural Practice and Management Research at The Queen's University of Belfast and Visiting Professor of Practice Management and Law at the University of Central England in Birmingham. He regularly acts as an adjudicator and is author of many books for the construction industry.  Many building projects are the subject of claims – the assertion of a right, usually by the contractor, to an extension of the contract period or an additional payment under the terms of the building contract. Many of these claims are unsound or ill-founded, often because the basic principles are misunderstood.  \u003cp\u003eThis highly regarded book examines the legal basis of claims for extensions of time and additional payment, and what can and cannot be claimed under the main forms of contract. It includes chapters dealing with direct loss and expense, liquidated damages, extension of time, concurrency problems, acceleration, time at large, common law and contractual claims, global claims, and heads of claim and their substantiation. With the publication of the fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Contract Claims\u003c\/i\u003e has been thoroughly revised to ensure it is fully up to date with the latest contracts, court judgments and building practice. Changes include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of over 60 additional relevant court cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of the 2005 JCT contracts suite\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of changes to the NEC contract\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of additional contracts such as Constructing Excellence; Measured Term Contract and the ACA PPC2000 contract together with the 2005 relevant JCT sub-contracts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImportant changes to liquidated damages and to extensions of time, and the giving of notices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppendix 1 has been substantially revised\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike its predecessors, the fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Contract Claims\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for architects, contract administrators, project managers and quantity surveyors, as well as contractors, contracts consultants and construction lawyers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988865433829,"sku":"NP9780470657386","price":169.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470657386.jpg?v=1761781832","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/building-contract-claims-isbn-9780470657386","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}