Author Description

The fifth edition of this well-established text offers a unique, comprehensive and practical guide to the current editions of the fifty standard building contracts, sub-contracts and related documents most widely used throughout the construction industry. The author provides a detailed examination of the private edition of the JCT standard form with quantities, and explains the meaning and effect of each provision and its interrelation with other parts of the form and other documents. He also considers the other documents and assesses in detail their similarities and differences, The discussion is supported throughout with reference to the growing body of legal cases.