Product Description

Construction Contract Law covers the essentials of this key subject. In clear and accessible language it looks at how the law has developed, the reasoning behind key contract clauses, and how contract law is applied in practice.

It is an invaluable guide for students at undergraduate, postgraduate and construction professional level. Contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to the construction industry will also find it a useful and informative guide to the operation of construction contracts.

This second edition has been thoroughly updated incorporating recent developments both in the law and in the way that it is handled, and including changes as a result of the new JCT 05 contract.


John Adriaanse is Senior Lecturer in Construction Law in the Department of Property, Surveying and Construction at London South Bank University. His academic specialisms include the law relating to the construction industry and standard forms of contract, and international and comparative construction contract law.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51542 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
JOHN ADRIAANSE is Senior Lecturer in Construction Law at South Bank University, London, UK. His academic specialisms include the law relating to the construction industry and standard forms of contract, and international and comparative construction contract law. He also acts as a consultant in site investigation claims.

Customer Reviews

Useful, informative and easy to read
This book deals with a difficult topic in a forthright and direct way. It tells you what you need to know in a manner that is easy to take in whilst comprehensively explaining the subject matter.

I've read a lot of law books in my time, and wish this had been written sooner!!