Archive for June 2020

1 INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to construction disputes Applicable principles of law Construction by its very nature is a complex undertaking involving numerous trades and disciplines all working under what is usually a “tight budget” and with time constraints for completion – all of which lead to the possibility of conflict and . . . Read more

3 DESIGN DISPUTES AND LIABILITY

CHAPTER 3 Design disputes and liability Design professionals Historically, the responsibility for design, and any disputes that subsequently arose, was that of either the architect or the engineer. Today, however, design liability can attach to an architect, an engineer, builders and their subcontractors, and can sometimes revert to the employer . . . Read more