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The fifth edition of \u003ci\u003ePowell-Smith and Furmston’s Building Contract Casebook \u003c\/i\u003eis designed to help ­construction professionals become familiar with those key cases. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt brings together a wide range of cases on the main aspects of the law of construction contracts, states the principle established by each case and gives a summary of the facts and the decision. For the majority of cases, verbatim ­extracts from the judgment are included. The casebook presents the leading cases on each topic, together with many lesser-known but important decisions. A number of useful decisions from the Commonwealth are also included. Throughout, the author’s approach is practical rather than academic.  Preface vii  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I – FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Letters of Intent 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Costs of Tendering 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Tenders and Estimates 14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Incorporation of Documents 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Completion of the Contract 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II – PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Contractor’s Obligations 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials and workmanship 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgress and completion 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndemnities and insurance 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Employer’s Obligations 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossession of site 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime and extent of possession 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite conditions 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-operation 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstructions 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePayment 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLump sum contracts 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther contracts 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetention 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantum meruit 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet-off 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNomination of sub-contractors and specialists 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjection to nominees 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisplacement of implied terms 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForm of sub-contracts 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffect of failure 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefault in supply of goods 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Ownership and Vesting of Materials 180\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials and goods 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVesting clauses 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Acceptance and Defects 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Approval and Certifi cates 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNature and effect of certifi cates 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecovery without certifi cate 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Variations 228\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Damages for Breach of Construction Contracts 246\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Prolongation and Disruption Claims 272\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiquidated damages 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtensions of time 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpretation of provisions 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III – DISCHARGE OF THE CONTRACT 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Release 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Frustration 358\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Illegality 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Forfeiture Clauses, Repudiation and Determination 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Limitation 388\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limitation Act 1980 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatent Damage Act 1986 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV – SUB-CONTRACTS AND SUB-CONTRACTING 399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Assignment and Sub-letting 401\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Domestic Sub-contractors 411\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Nominated Sub-contractors 414\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V – BUILDING CONTRACTS AND THE LAW OF TORT 441\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Building Contracts and the Law of Tort 443\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Cases 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael P. Furmston TD, BCL, MA, LLM, \u003c\/b\u003eBencher of Gray’s Inn, is Dean of the School of Law and Professor of Law at Singapore Management University. He is also Emeritus Professor and senior research fellow in the School of Law at Bristol University. An internationally– acknowledged authority on contract and commercial law, he is author of the leading textbook on contract law – Cheshire, Fifoot \u0026amp; Furmston on Contract, and has acted as Editor of the Construction Law Reports since 1985.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interaction between general principles and the provisions of the standard building and construction contracts is a central feature of construction law. The major part of the law is laid down in decided cases and construction ­professionals should be familiar with these cases, but the information is scattered throughout a large number of law reports. 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