Thomas J. Kelleher Jr. and John M. Mastin, Smith, Currie and Hancocks Common Sense Construction Law: A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional, 5th Edition

English | ISBN: 1118858107 | 2014 | 896 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Cut through the legalese to truly understand construction law

Smith, Currie & Hancock′s Common Sense Construction Law is a guide for nonlawyers, presenting a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting the construction industry. Now in its fifth edition, this useful guide has been updated to reflect the most current developments in the field, with new information on Public Private Partnerships, international construction projects, and more. Readers will find full guidance toward the new forms being produced by the AIA, AGC, and EJDC, including a full review, comparison to the old forms, areas of concern, and advice for transitioning to the new forms. The companion website features samples of these documents for ease of reference, and end of chapter summaries and checklists help readers make use of the concepts in practice. The updated instructor support material includes scenario exercises, sample curriculum, student problems, and notes highlighting the key points student responses should contain.

Construction is one of the nation′s single largest industries, but its fractured nature and vast economic performance leave it heavily dependent upon construction law for proper functioning. This book is a plainEnglish guide to how state and federal law affects the business, with practical advice on avoiding disputes and liability.
Understand construction law without wading through legal theory
Get information on an emerging method of funding largescale projects
Parse the complexities presented by international and overseas projects
Migrate to the new AIA, AGC, and EJDC forms smoothly and confidently

This book doesn′t cover legal theory or serve as a lawyer′s guide to case law and commentary its strength is the clear, unaffected commonsense approach that caters to the construction professional′s perspective. For a better understanding of construction law, Smith, Currie & Hancock′s Common Sense Construction Law is an efficient reference.