Delay And Disruption In Construction Contracts

Delay and disruption during construction have always been considerations of vital importance in building projects of any scale. Now in its fifth edition, Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts continues to be the preeminent guide to these often complex and potentially costly issues.

Covering how delay and disruption should be considered at each stage of a project, from inception to completion and beyond, this book includes:

1. An international team of specialist advisory editors
2. Comparative analysis of the law in this subject for England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the United States
3. Commentary on, and comparison of, standard forms from the UK, Ireland, US and New Zealand
4. New chapters on the civil law dynamic, BIM and adjudication
5. New appendices on the SCL Protocol and delay analysis methodology choice
6. Fully updated case law that is linked directly to principles explained in the book by over 100 textual "Illustrations"
7. Bespoke diagrams, available for digital download, that aid explanation of multi-faceted issues
8. This book addresses delay and disruption in a way that is practically useful and academically rigorous. As such, it remains an essential reference for any lawyer, project manager, architect, contractor or academic involved with the construction industry.

1. Introduction and Terminology
2. Risk of Development
3. Project Procurement
4. Standard Form Provisions for Time and Cost
5. Notices, Claims and Early Warnings
6. Extensions of Time and Time at Large
7. Planning and Programming
8. Presentation and Approval of Programmes
9. Monitoring, Updating, and Amending Programmes
10. Change Management
11. Mitigation and Acceleration
12. Variation and Change
13. Getting at the Facts of Delay
14. The Analysis of Cause and Effect
15. Forensic Programme Analysis
16. Float and Time Contingencies
17. Concurrency, Parallelism and Pacing
18. Disruption to Progress and Lost Productivity
19. Damages
20. Global and Total Loss Claims
21. Apportionment
22. Settlements and Dispute Resolution
23. Adjudication
24. Mandatory Laws in International Construction Contracts Appendices