Department: Master of Construction Law and Dispute Resolutions
Module Description: This module provides a solid understanding of the special features of construction which give rise to particular legal doctrines and problems. The multi-party and long-time scale nature of construction processes coupled with its complexity and the financial risks involved may give rise to legal problems. The module familiarise students with the nature and implications of the legal relationship between the participants, the relevant laws and industry standard form contracts, and how they could be used in practical life situations.
M Grose, Construction Law in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf (Wiley Blackwell, 2016).
J Bailey, Construction Law (3rd ed., Routledge, 2020).
W Godwin, The 2017 FIDIC contracts (Wiley Blackwell, 2020)
L Klee, International Construction Contract Law (2nd edn, Wiley-Blackwell, 2018).
E Baker, B Mellors, S Chalmers, Lavers A, FIDIC Contracts: Law and Practice (Routledge, 2009).
A V Jaeger and G S Hok, FIDIC - A Guide for Practitioners (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010)
W Godwin, International Construction Contracts: A Handbook (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).
W Smith, Wilmot Smith on Construction Contracts (4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2021) 3rd edition available
W Breyer (ed), Construction Law International: An overview (Routledge, 2023)
R Ter Haar, Remedies in Construction Law (Informa Law, 2017)
J Adriaanse, Construction Contract Law (4th edn., Palgrave Macmillan,2016).
N G Bunni, The FIDIC Forms of Contract (3rd edn, Blackwell Science, 2005).
S Furst, Keating on Construction Contracts (9th edn, Sweet & Maxwell, 2012).
K Pickavance, Delay and disruption in construction contracts (4th edn, LLP, 2010).
R Wilmot-Smith, Construction Contracts: Law and Practice (2nd edn, Oxford University Press, 2010).
N G Bunni, Risk and Insurance in Construction (2nd edn, Spon Press, 2003).
