Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts, 3rd Edition

Author: Adam Stephens
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414104419

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414065581
Published In: September 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts provides in-depth guidance on the agreements involved in the construction of ships, rigs and other offshore vessels and structures. It will equip marine construction lawyers with a one-stop reference on all aspects of the modern shipbuilding and offshore engineering contracts and for dealing effectively with the problems that may arise.

Key features:

Examines the main standard form agreements used in marine construction, including the SAJ, BIMCO, the Norwegian 2000, AWES as well as LOGIC and FIDIC
Looks at the documents required for creation of a marine construction contract e.g specifications, drawings, programmes of work
Discusses the general rules of formation and construction of offshore construction contracts, including commonly found implied terms and limitation clauses
Covers changes to contract terms and considerations that need to be made from contractor and buyer’s perspectives
Covers differences in approach between standard shipbuilding and engineering contracts
Analyses in detail all the issues surrounding time in contracts, the obligations, delay and extensions
Looks at payment, including potential extra payments, permissible delay and damages
Considers the rights and obligations of parties following contractual or common law termination
Deal with guarantees, bonds and insurance
Covers the dispute resolution frameworks used in international shipbuilding contracts, including litigation in the Commercial or Technology and Construction Court, and ADR
Examines the growing influence of land-based construction case law, and provides in-depth commentary of relevant authorities

New to the third edition:
- Updated to cover the latest editions of all the standard forms
- Expanded commentary taking into account LOGIC Marine Construction, Offshore Decommissioning and the Design Edition, as well as the new BIMCO DISMANTLECON contract
- Key recent cases discussed in detail, including Jiangsu Guoxin Corp Ltd v Precious Shipping Public Co Ltd [2020] EWHC 1030 (Comm), Panther Real Estate Development LLC v Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC [2022] DIFC CA 016, Van Oord UK Ltd v Dragados UK Ltd [2021] CSIH 50; 198 Con LR 1 and Shanghai Shipyard Co Ltd v Reignwood Investment Co Ltd [2021] 1 WLR 5408 (CA)
- Expanded commentary on express or implied terms of good faith
- Commentary on claims arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic
- New commentary on the use of adjudication in the context of shipbuilding and offshore construction

Chapter 1: The nature of an offshore construction contract

Chapter 2: Introduction to the standards forms

Chapter 3: General Principles of contract

Chapter 4: Payment

Chapter 5: Performance

Chapter 6: Change

Chapter 7: Time for delivery and completion

Chapter 8: Termination

Chapter 9: Guarantees, Bbonds and insurance

Chapter 10: Passing of title, risk, liens and delivery up

Chapter 11: Dispute resolution

General Editor:
Adam Constable, QC

Authorial Team:
Keating Chambers
Finola O’Farrell QC
David Thomas QC
Jane Lemon QC
Abdul-Lateef Jinadu
Richard Coplin
Lucy Garrett
Calum Lamont
Alice Sims
James Thompson
Thomas Lazur
Paul Bury
Sarah Williams
Ben Sareen
Jennie Wild