Department: Master of Construction Law and Dispute Resolutions
Module Description: This module will provide a solid understanding of further aspects of the legal implications of construction projects, with a special focus on the structuring of projects and contemporary issues. This module is designed to familiarise students with contemporary legal issues in the construction field including (but not limited to) legal aspects of sustainable built and environmental protection, and investor-state dispute settlement under modern international investment treaties.
M Grose, Construction Law in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf (Wiley Blackwell, 2016).
J Bailey, Construction Law (3rd ed., Routledge, 2020).
KiranFano, "Building Bridges in Investor-State Arbitration: International Construction Projects and the Protection of contractual obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties in a post-Brexit world”, International Construction Law Review (2021) 284 Request PDF
Roxana Vornicu & Paolo E. Giana, “Pursuing Zero Carbon Targets through collaborative construction procurement and contracting”, International Construction Law Review (2020) 410 Request PDF
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).
K V Thai (ed), Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices (Springer International Publishing, 2017)
W J McConnell, Fundamentals of Construction Claims: A 9-Step Guide for General Contractors, Subcontractors, Architects, Engineers, and Owners (Wiley, 2022)
Randall Walker & Jay Randhawa, “The Resolution of Construction Claims through Investor-State Dspute Settlement: Alternative opportunities for relief for International Contractors”, International Construction Law Review (2019) 255 Request PDF
Frederic Gillion & Leonardo Carpentier, “Construction Arbitration and BITs: Is there a future for Intra-EU Investment Arbitration” International Construction Law Review (2018) 167 Request PDF
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).
Chris Skeggs, “Project Partnering in the International Construction Industry,” International Construction Law Review (2003) 456 Request PDF
Douglas Jones, “Project Alliances”, International Construction Law Review (2001) 411 Request PDF
