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Martin Wood has many years of practical experience in the construction industry. He is a partner with Greenwoods, a leading firm of solicitors; he has worked on major construction projects with leading construction companies. He is lecturing widely and advising clients on the practical implications of the Construction Act. He is recommended by the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession as one of the leading individuals in the Construction field in his region. He is an ORSA registered Adjudicator.

About the book

This book looks at the implications of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act (The Construction Act) - the most important piece of construction industry legislation in recent years. The Act has wide ranging practical and strategic implications for employers, contractors and sub-contractors in terms of adjudication, mandatory payment timetables, restrictions on the right of set-off, a new right to suspend work for non-payment and limitations on pay-when-paid clauses.

This book provides practical and down to earth guidance to help construction practitioners rise to the challenge of getting to grips with the implications of the Act. In particular, the book looks at:

Are you covered by the Act?
How the Act affects your payment terms
What can you do if the new rules are broken?
How has the Act changed the Standard Forms?
What do you need to do to comply with the Act?

Whom is the book aimed at?

Construction professionals and senior managers in construction companies
Managers of companies involved in property management
Procurement managers
Housing Associations and government personnel involved in the construction process
Sub-contractors and suppliers of relevant services in relation to construction works
Consultants responsible for advising on contracts and in relation to their own appointments
Company legal advisors and solicitors
Lawyers requiring a practical overview of the area
Adjudicators
Claims consultants
Quantity surveyors and architects
Information managers

Foreword - Sir Michael Latham

Introduction

Are you covered by the Act?

How the Act affects your payment terms

What can you do if the new rules are broken?

How has the Act changed the standard forms?

What do you need to do to comply with the Act?

Conclusion

Appendix 1 - Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 - Part 2

Appendix 2 - Scheme for Construction Contracts

Appendix 3 - Construction Contracts Exclusion Order

Table of statutes and cases

Price: £59.95

ISBN: 1 902375 20 3

Publisher: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Limited

The Construction Act - A Practical Guide

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