Ideal for first year Undergraduate
students taking law modules on Construction, Surveying, Planning and Engineering courses,
Galbraith’s Building and Land Management Law for Students is an excellent overview of
the key legal issues in the construction industry.
Clearly written and wide ranging coverage of
key legal principles by construction lecturers and professionals, this textbook highlights
the need for students on construction related courses to access information on how the law
relates to them, without getting into the dry, heavy detail of the full scale legal texts.
This sixth edition has been fully updated
and covers the latest JCT Standard Form Building Contract requirements and key EU
directives, including Corporate Manslaughter, Employment Law, Tenant Planning Law
regulations and Health and Safety acts.
• Gives a clear grounding on legal issues
in plain English
• Fully updated to cover the latest JCT contract requirements and key EU directives
• Written by major names in Land Management Law Guidance
Table of Contents
The Nature of Law,
The United Kingdom and the European Union,
Settlement of disputes,
Central and local government,
Business Organisation,
The law of contract,
Special contracts,
Special contracts - building contracts,
Employment Law,
The law of tort,
Health and Safety,
Land Law,
Landlord and tenant,
Planning Law,
Highways,
Building Regulations
440 pages, Paperback