Building Contract Claims

• Main Author: Chappell, David (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley-Blackwell 2011
• Edition: Fifth Edition
• Subjects: Damages > England; Construction contracts > England; Breach of contract > England; Actions and defenses > England
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• Physical Description: xii, 532 pages 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780470657386; 0470657383

Many building projects are the subject of claims - the assertion of a right, usually by the contractor, to an extension of the contract period or an additional payment under the terms of the building contract. Many of these claims are unsound or ill-founded, often because the basic principles are misunderstood. This highly regarded book examines the legal basis of claims for extensions of time and additional payment, and what can and cannot be claimed under the main forms of contract. It includes chapters dealing with direct loss and expense, liquidated damages, extension of time, concurrency.