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CORNES AND LUPTON'S DESIGN LIABILITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY


LUPTON S. CORNES D.L.

wydawnictwo: BLACKWELL SCIENCE , rok wydania 2013, wydanie V

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Cornes and Lupton's Design Liability in the Construction Industry

This significant update and rewrite of the 4th edition address the range of design liability issues which the construction professional has to face including: Increasing popularity of design & build procurement Two stage tendering and partnering arrangements Technical innovations in construction Intranet and BIM systems changing the way designs are developed and decisions tracked Several well-publicised cases regarding design failures Development of the single European market & forthcoming Services Directive (SIM)


Acknowledgements vii Preface ix

1 The Industry Context 1 1.1 What is design? 1 1.2 Procurement routes 3 1.3 The construction professions: who are the designers? 10

2 Liability under Contract 19 2.1 Formation of a contract 20 2.2 Terms of the contract 26 2.3 Exemption clauses 32 2.4 Privity of contract 34 2.5 Assignment 35

3 Liability under Tort: Part 1 37 3.1 Definition of a tort 38 3.2 Liability and parties in tort 38 3.3 Vicarious liability 38 3.4 Negligence 40 3.5 Historical perspective 43 3.6 Anns v Merton London Borough Council (1978) 45 3.7 Junior Books (1983) 47 3.8 1985--1988: the retreat 48 3.9 D & F Estates Ltd v Church Commissioners for England (1988) 50 3.10 Murphy v Brentwood District Council (1990) 52 3.11 Tests for establishing a duty of care in respect of economic loss 54 3.12 Contract and tort concurrently? 55 3.13 Summary of the position in 1994 58

4 Liability under Tort: Part 2 (Post-Murphy) 59 4.1 Liability for physical injury and damage to other property 59 4.2 The 'complex structure' theory after Murphy 60 4.3 What if a defect is patent? 64 4.4 Liability for economic loss 65 4.5 Application of the tests following Henderson v Merrett 67 4.6 Contractors' liability for pure economic loss 69 4.7 Consultants' liability for pure economic loss 77 4.8 Summary of the position in 2013 79

5 Liability under Statute 81 5.1 Defective Premises Act 1972 82 5.2 Building Act 1984 88 5.3 Health and safety 89 5.4 Copyright 91

6 Liability for Professional Negligence 97 6.1 Reasonable skill and care 97 6.2 Application of the test to designers 99 6.3 Examples of failure to take care 100 6.4 Special skills 104 6.5 'State of the art' defence 105

7 'Fitness for Purpose' Liability 107 7.1 Contractors' obligations 107 7.2 Reliance and partial reliance 115 7.3 Consultants and strict liability 120 7.4 Contractor's duty to warn 124 8 Duties in Detail 133 8.1 General duties of a designer 133 8.2 Appraisal and site investigation 135 8.3 Budget issues 144 8.4 Design development 147 8.5 Commenting on/approving others' designs 153 8.6 Inspection and certifi cation 157 8.7 Duty to review the design 172 9 Delegation of Design Duties 183 9.1 General issues 183 9.2 Option 1: Declining the commission 184 9.3 Option 2: Employer engages a specialist consultant direct 184 9.4 Option 3: Designer engages specialist designer direct 187 9.5 Option 4: Designer arranges for a contractor or sub-contractor to undertake the work 188 9.6 Option 5: Designer relies on outside sources 194 9.7 Is there a difference between delegation and reliance? 195 9.8 Summary of options 196 10 Liability to Third Parties: Procurement Issues 199 10.1 Relationship between contract and tort 199 10.2 Liability in particular situations 204 10.3 Warranties 215 10.4 Collaborative working 225 10.5 BIM 227 10.6 Insurance solutions 233 11 Damages and Contribution 235 11.1 General principles 235 11.2 Damages and designers 242 11.3 Contributory negligence and contribution 249 11.4 Damages recoverable on assignment 254 12 Limitation 259 12.1 Statutory periods 260 12.2 Limitation and contract 264 12.3 Limitation and tort 267 13 Measures for Limiting Liability 277 13.1 Using fi nancial caps 279 13.2 Limiting liability for loss of profits and consequential losses 282 13.3 Net contribution clauses 282 13.4 Agreeing shorter periods for limitation of liability 285 14 Standard Forms of Contract for Design-Build 287 14.1 Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) forms 287 14.2 GC/Works/1 forms 302 14.3 NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) 307 14.4 Project Partnering Contract (PPC2000) 309 14.5 FIDIC forms 311 15 Standard Forms of Appointment 317 15.1 RIBA 317 15.2 ACA 320 15.3 ACE 321 15.4 ICE 322 15.5 RICS 323 15.6 CIC 325 15.7 Novation and Switch Agreements 327 16 Professional Indemnity Insurance 329 16.1 General 329 16.2 Principles of professional indemnity insurance 330 16.3 The professional indemnity policy (consultants) 341 16.4 Avoiding disputes with insurers 345 16.5 Professional indemnity insurance for design and build contracts 347 16.6 Professional indemnity -- changing insurers 352 16.7 Other types of insurance 353 17 Design Liability in the EU 357 17.1 Belgium 358 17.2 France 361 17.3 Germany 364 17.4 Italy 368 17.5 The Netherlands 371 18 Design Liability in the Rest of the World 375 18.1 Australia 375 18.2 China 379 18.3 The Middle East 383 18.4 Russia 388 18.5 USA 391 Bibliography 397 Cases and Legislation 401 Index 423

440 pages, Hardcover

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