TY - BOOK AU - Adriaanse,John TI - Construction contract law: the essentials SN - 023023044X (pbk.) U1 - 343.41078624 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Basingstoke, Hampshire PB - Palgrave Macmillan / Macmillan Publishers Limited KW - Construction contracts KW - Great Britain KW - BUEsh KW - LLAAWW KW - July2016 N1 - Index : p. 398-404; Bibliography : p. 394-397; The nature of construction contracts -- Outline of the law of obligations -- The formation of construction contracts -- Consideration -- The role of the architect and the engineer -- The main obligations of the contractor -- The main obligations of the employer -- Time and provisions for the delay -- Variations and the right to payment -- Payment and certification -- Subcontracting -- Supply contracts -- Design liability of professionals and contractors -- Liabilities post-completion -- Determination and damages -- Methods of dispute resolution N2 - Covering the essentials of the subject, including how the law has developed, the reasoning behind key contract clauses and how contract law is applied in practice, this is an invaluable guide for students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Thoroughly updated, it now includes amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act ER -