Construction / Building Law

Law for Project Managers 2nd Edition

By David Wright
Gower Publishing Limited July 2017

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781138063907
Publisher
Gower Publishing Limited
Publication
July 2017
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Law for Project Managers provides an easily understandable and practical guide to the laws of contract, liability, intellectual property and so on, entirely from the perspective of the project manager. It will enable you to approach projects forewarned and forearmed, able to avoid potential legal problems altogether.

The book covers everything from intellectual property disputes with the client organisation about who actually 'owns' the outcome, to confusion arising during an international project from the different legal systems and their approach to contracts and health and safety problems in the management of contractors. Most importantly, it explains everything in very straightforward terms; legal jargon is either avoided altogether or defined with its relevance to the project manager explained.

In essence, Law for Project Managers is a clear, readable and expert guide on this and many other important legal matters for the practising project manager as well as a supplementary text for post- or undergraduate students studying the commercial aspects of law, contracting and project management.

Table of Contents

PART 1 – GENERAL
The law’s approach
Law is about relationships
Legal systems
Law and companies
The Contract
The real world
The basic principles
A practical approach

PART II – THE ORIGINS OF LAW
Law in the UK
A summary
Law made by legislation
What legislation means
Law made by judges
Keeping up to date
European Union law
An introduction to the EU
The organisation
How the EU makes law

PART III – CONTRACT LAW
How contracts are made
Introduction
The requirements for a contract
Offer and acceptance
Putting it in writing
Agency and the commercial organisation
The Letter of Intent
What is a Letter of Intent
The preliminary contract
Authorisation to start work
A cautionary tale
The meanings behind the words
The problem of words
The role of terms
Civil law
Interpretation
The principles in practice
Lateness Specifications and Defects
Liability for lateness
The specification
Liability for defective work and equipment
Excluding and limiting liability
The Law of Breach
Contract termination
Remedies for breach
Civil law

PART IV – USING THE LAWYERS
Using the professionals
The rules
Finding advice
Preparing for dispute
Disputes
Fairness in law
Methods of resolving disputes
Other countries

PART V – LIABILITY LAW
Negligence
The law of tort
The principles of liability for negligence
Civil law
Liability for Escapes
Corporate and personal liability
Strict liability for creating a hazard
Nuisance liability
PART VI – OTHER TOPICS
Intellectual Property
Introduction
The patent
Design rights
Copyright
Knowhow
The consequences
Forms of Security
Assets as security
Sureties and bonds
Exporting and Importing
The letter of credit
The negotiable instrument
The world system
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