Architect's Legal Pocket Book / Edition 3

by Matthew Cousins

Overview

A little book that’s big on information, the Architect’s Legal Pocket Book is the definitive reference guide on legal issues for architects and architectural students. This handy pocket guide covers key legal principles which will help you to quickly understand the law and where to go for further information.

Now in its third edition, this bestselling book has been fully updated throughout to provide you with the most current information available. Subjects include contract administration, building legislation, planning, listed buildings, contract law, negligence, liability and dispute resolution. This edition also contains new cases and legislation, government policy, contract terms and certificates including the RIBA contract administration certificates, inspection duties and practical completion, The Building a Safer Future, Proposals for Reform of the Building Safety Regulatory System Report, the Hackitt review, the Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools and practical issues facing architects.

Illustrated with clear diagrams and featuring key cases, this is a comprehensive guide to current law for architects and an invaluable source of information. It is a book no architect should be without.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138506695
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/27/2019
Series:	Routledge Pocket Books
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	4.81(w) x 7.31(h) x (d)

About the Author

Matthew Cousins is a practising architect and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition 1. Legal framework 2. Legislation 3. Town and country planning 4. Land law 5. General principles of the law of tort 6. General principles of contract law 7. Types of construction contracts 8. Contract administration 9. Dispute resolution 10. Design coordination Further reading Glossary Bibliography Subject index Index of cases Index of statutes

Editorial Reviews

Architect’s Legal Pocket Book achieves what is very nearly impossible: it humanises the law. The law is an intimidating beast, no less so when configured to the equally complex and routinely truculent machinations of architectural practice. But by adopting a highly effective combination of forensic detail and lucid presentation, Cousins is able to make sense of highly complex subjects and convey their meaning in a simplified way that should be easily accessible to all within the industry. Watch this space, this handy and indispensible guide could well usurp its coveted predecessors and emerge as the essential guide for the next generation of architects and students. –Ike Ijeh, Building.co.uk

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