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Extra-Contractual Recoveries for Construction and Engineering Work

Extra-Contractual Recoveries for Construction and Engineering Work

Author: Robert Fenwick Elliott
Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
ISBN: 9781913019570
Published In: May 2022
Format: Hardback (2 volumes)
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This book of construction law contains a unique in-depth analysis of legal routes to payment for construction and engineering work that are not evident from the express words of the contract. These extra-contractual remedies are of great importance, but they are frequently underused. This book brings them together in a unified way for the first time. They include claims in damages for breach of implied terms, quantum meruit, negligence, statutory recoveries, and other legal principles that may be in invoked – including prevention, impossibility, and relief from forfeiture to circumvent contractual obstacles to payment, and the impact of fraud and unconscionability.

Particularly useful are the book’s checklists, prompting the reader to explore possible causes of action that may not otherwise present themselves as available.

The first volume contains the main text, and the second reproduces the key passages from decided cases and legislation in England, Australia and other common law jurisdictions around the world, which underpin these extra-contractual remedies.

The book is an incisive and compelling practical guide from one of the most successful construction litigators of his generation.

Volume I

Foreword by Professor Doug Jones AO

Preface

Table of Abbreviations, Latin Tags, Etc.

Tables of Cases

Table of Statutes

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 2 – Implied terms

Chapter 3 – Intermediate Agreements, Certifications, Etc

Chapter 4 – Circumvention of Contractual Provisions

Chapter 5 – Damages for Breach of Contract

Chapter 6 – Misrepresentation