Smith, Currie and Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law: A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional - Hardcover

Kelleher Jr., Thomas J.; Mastin, John M.; Robey, Ronald G.; Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118858107 ISBN 13: 9781118858103

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2015

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Cut through the legalese to truly understand construction law

Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law is a guide for non-lawyers, presenting a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting the construction industry. Now in its fifth edition, this useful guide has been updated to reflect the most current developments in the field, with new information on Public Private Partnerships, international construction projects, and more. Readers will find full guidance toward the new forms being produced by the AIA, AGC, and EJDC, including a full review, comparison to the old forms, areas of concern, and advice for transitioning to the new forms. The companion website features samples of these documents for ease of reference, and end of chapter summaries and checklists help readers make use of the concepts in practice. The updated instructor support material includes scenario exercises, sample curriculum, student problems, and notes highlighting the key points student responses should contain.

Construction is one of the nation's single largest industries, but its fractured nature and vast economic performance leave it heavily dependent upon construction law for proper functioning. This book is a plain-English guide to how state and federal law affects the business, with practical advice on avoiding disputes and liability.

• Understand construction law without wading through legal theory
• Get information on an emerging method of funding large-scale projects
• Parse the complexities presented by international and overseas projects
• Migrate to the new AIA, AGC, and EJDC forms smoothly and confidently

This book doesn't cover legal theory or serve as a lawyer's guide to case law and commentary – its strength is the clear, unaffected common-sense approach that caters to the construction professional's perspective. For a better understanding of construction law, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law is an efficient reference.

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THOMAS J. KELLEHER, JR. is Senior Counsel with Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.

JOHN M. MASTIN, JR. is a Partner with Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.

RONALD G. ROBEY is a Partner with Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.

All three attorneys are in the firm's Atlanta, Georgia, office and are members of its Construction Litigation and Government Contracts practice groups.

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THE PRACTICAL, PLAIN-ENGLISH GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION LAW

Knowledge of construction law is essential to running a successful construction business. This Fifth Edition of the bestselling Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law provides a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting construction industry professionals. This Fifth Edition translates the sometimes confusing theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the business into clear, layperson's English.

This edition updates the comprehensive scope of its predecessor with new material that:

• Addresses evolving risks in with design-build projects with requirements for consideration of long-term ownership and operation expense in contractor's proposals
• Examines the emerging Public Private Partnerships (P3) model for constructing large scale projects
• Details the increasing complexities involved with international construction projects
• Covers the newest industry-standard contract documents produced by the AIA, ConsensusDocs, DBIA and the EJCDC on Companion Web site wiley.com/go/constructionlaw5e

Providing an up-to-date and thorough guide to a sometimes intimidating but critical aspect of the practice of construction, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law, Fifth Edition gives industry professionals the practical knowledge they need to avoid legal surprises, gain a competitive advantage and orient project personnel. For a better understanding of construction law by anyone engaged in construction, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law is an efficient reference.

SMITH, CURRIE & HANCOCK LLP was founded in 1965. With offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; and Washington, D.C., the firm has nationally recognized practices in the areas of construction law, government contracts, and environmental law. The firm represents clients in all fifty states, as well as Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Companion Web site: www.wiley.com/go/constructionlaw5e

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1118858107
• ISBN 13: 9781118858103
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 896
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