Brooking on Building Contracts, 6th edition (eBook)

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Brooking on Building Contracts, 6th EDITION is a standard point of reference on contractual principles in building and construction law.

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Written by experts in building and construction law, Brooking on Building Contracts provides litigators and contractors with reliable and practical information on disputed building and engineering contract matters. This sixth edition examines contemporary issues and practices and includes all the recent cases of any significance from both Australia and New Zealand. It gives special and detailed attention to contractual principles that are especially applicable to building contracts, including suspension of works, prolongation, delay, liquidated damages and substandard workmanship. This book also explores current practice in alternative dispute resolution in building contracts.

Book Review - Law Society of South Australia | June 2020

Features

  • gives special and detailed attention to contractual principles and topics applicable to building contracts, e.g. suspension of works, prolongation, delay, liquidated damages, quantum meruit, variations, and sub-contracts
  • includes alternative dispute resolution
  • covers all Australian jurisdictions and New Zealand

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Dr Damien Cremean
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Dr Dr Damien Cremean

Dr Damien Cremean was admitted to the Victoria Bar in 1976. In 1983 he was appointed a Senior Law Reform Officer of the Australian Law Reform Commission working on the Admiralty reference. He holds a first class honours LLB from the University of Melbourne (1974) and a PhD in law from Monash University (1981). He also holds MA (philosophy) from University of Melbourne (2012) He is a part-time Senior Member of the federal Administrative Appeals Tribunal and was previously a full time Deputy President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Queensland and has taught the subject of Administrative Law at several Universities and written extensively in that area.

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Michael Whitten QC

Michael Whitten QC was called to the Queensland Bar in 1990 and to the Victorian Bar in 1996. Since then, he has practised in commercial litigation specialising in all aspects of building and construction disputes. He has appeared in most courts and tribunals throughout Australia and developed a domestic and international arbitration practice. In September 2019, he was appointed Chief Justice of Tonga.

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Michael Sharkey

Michael Sharkey was called to the Victorian Bar in 2015. He practises in commercial litigation and arbitration, specialising in all aspects of building and construction disputes.

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Table of contents


     
  1. Building Contracts

    2.  
  2. Contract Documents

    3.  
  3. Contractual Doctrines

    4.  
  4. Implied Terms

    5.  
  5. Tenders

    6.  
  6. Time for Completion

    7.  
  7. Payment

    8.  
  8. Approval and Certificates

    9.  
  9. Variations

    10.  
  10. Defects and Damages

    11.  
  11. Determination

    12.  
  12. Assignment

    13.  
  13. Subcontracts

    14.  
  14. Bills of Quantities

    15.  
  15. Architects and Engineers

    16.  
  16. Negligence: Builders, Local

    17.  
  17. Authorities and Others

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  18. Building Disputes

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  19. Building Operations

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