Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time
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Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time

In Construction Contracts

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eBook - PDF

Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time

In Construction Contracts

About this book

Liquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under the standard building and civil engineering contracts. Previous editions of Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time are highly regarded as a guide for both construction industry professionals and lawyers to this complex area.



The law on time and damages continues to develop with an increasing flow of judgments from the courts. Alongside this, the standard forms of contract have also developed over time to reflect prevailing approaches to contractual relationships. Against this background a third edition will be welcomed by construction professionals and lawyers alike. Retaining the overall approach of the previous editions, the author clarifies, in a highly readable but legally rigorous way, the many misunderstandings on time and damages which abound in the construction industry. The third edition takes account of a large volume of new case law since the previous edition was published over ten years ago, includes a new chapter on delay analysis and features significantly expanded chapters on penalty clauses, the effects of conditions precedent and time-bars, and the complexities of causation.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface to Third Edition
  3. References
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction
  6. Chapter 2: Time in contracts
  7. Chapter 3: Damages for late completion
  8. Chapter 4: Liquidated damages and penalties
  9. Chapter 5: Prevention
  10. Chapter 6: Legal construction of liquidated damages clauses
  11. Chapter 7: Effects of determination
  12. Chapter 8: Problems with sectional completion
  13. Chapter 9: Application to sub-contractors
  14. Chapter 10: Recovery of liquidated damages
  15. Chapter 11: Defences / challenges to liquidated damages
  16. Chapter 12: Extensions of time
  17. Chapter 13: Relevant events
  18. Chapter 14: Causation and concurrency
  19. Chapter 15: Programmes, method statements and best endeavours
  20. Chapter 16: Delay analysis
  21. Chapter 17: Building forms
  22. Chapter 18: Civil engineering forms
  23. Chapter 19: Process and plant forms
  24. Chapter 20: FIDIC conditions of contract 1999
  25. Table of Cases
  26. Index