"Marking the 35th anniversary of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King's College London, this volume brings together a large and illustrious group of contributors to create a comprehensive and authoritative guide cutting across all key areas of contemporary construction law, ranging from construction arbitration to procurement and contract law. It takes an international approach to construction law and considers issues such as investor-State dispute settlement, insolvency and liquidated damages in civil law and common law jurisdictions and procurement from a comparative perspective, as well as certain key common law/English law topics (such as fitness for purpose) that are of relevance to an international audience. The book providesdetailed and practical guidance to the legal framework of the construction industry for barristers, solicitors, arbitrators, adjudicators, academics, contract managers, construction consultants and quantity surveyors, among others"--
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at Kings College London, this volume brings together a large and illustrious group of contributors to create a comprehensive and authoritative guide cutting across all key areas of contemporary construction law, ranging from construction arbitration to procurement and contract law.
It takes an international approach to construction law and considers issues such as investor-State dispute settlement, insolvency and liquidated damages in civil law and common law jurisdictions and procurement from a comparative perspective, as well as certain key common law/English law topics (such as fitness for purpose) that are of relevance to an international audience.
The book provides detailed and practical guidance to the legal framework of the construction industry for barristers, solicitors, arbitrators, adjudicators, academics, contract managers, construction consultants and quantity surveyors, among others.
This volume brings together a large and illustrious group of contributors to create a comprehensive and authoritative guide cutting across all key areas of contemporary construction law, ranging from construction arbitration to procurement and contract law.
Introduction, Part 1: The Historical and International Contexts,
1.
Developments in construction law over the life of the Centre of Construction
Law & Dispute Resolution,
2. Impact of English construction law in the
international market, Part 2: New Frontiers in Procurement Systems,
3.
Procuring to prevent another Grenfell Tower disaster: How can procurement
systems reduce risks and improve safety?,
4. Solutions for procuring net zero
carbon construction,
5. Net zero carbon challenges in Italy, Part 3: Key
Concepts and Developments in Common Law and Civil Law,
6. Fitness for purpose
obligations: Windmills or giants?,
7. Performance bonds and bank guarantees:
35 years of development,
8. English residential building law: From Anns to
Grenfell and beyond,
9. Building regulations in England: A history of
lurching from crisis to crisis,
10. Quantifying prolongation costs,
11.
Liquidated damages: A common law perspective,
12. Liquidated Damages in the
Middle East: A UAE Perspective,
13. Liquidated damages in civil law
jurisdictions, Part 4: Dispute Resolution,
14. Adjudication since 1998,
15.
Arbitration and insolvency in civil law European countries,
16. Construction
projects in investor-State arbitration: Insights from the latest trends and
statistics,
17. Construction and the energy sector: The transition to a clean
energy and the Energy Charter Treaty,
18. Is there a role for AI in the
determination of construction disputes?
Renato Nazzini is a Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at Kings College London. His research covers a wide spectrum, from international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution through construction law to competition policy and enforcement. He is also a partner of LMS Legal LLP in London where he acts as a counsel and an arbitrator in arbitrations under various procedural rules. Previously, as a Deputy Director, he led the Legal and Policy Department of the UK competition authority.
