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From the basics on contracts to dealing with disputes, we have a range of titles and services that can help build your expertise sky high.

From new editions of classic texts such as Keating on Construction Contracts and Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts, to brand new titles such as Keating on NEC3, we have an ever evolving list of titles to make sure you have the insight and practical guidance you need.

We want you to have the information you need in the format that best suits the way you work. Find out on page 12 how Westlaw UK can open up a whole new way of researching construction legal work.

CONTENTSNEW EDITIONS AND TITLES 4

NEW 4TH EDITION: Construction Insolvency

NEW 2ND EDITION: EPC Contracts and Major Projects

NEW 2ND EDITION: Understanding the FIDIC Red Book

CONSTRUCTION EXPERTISE FROM KEATING CHAMBERS 6

NEW 9th EDITION: Keating on Construction Contracts

NEW TITLE: Keating on NEC3

Keating on JCT Contracts

LEADING CONSTRUCTION TITLES OUT NOW 8

Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts

NEW SUPPLEMENT: Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts

Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts

Building Contract Disputes: Practice and Precedents

Construction and Engineering Precedents

JOURNALS AND SERVICES 11

Construction Law Journal

Construction Law Service

WESTLAW UK AND CONSTRUCTION 12

NEW TITLES AND EDITIONS

NEW 4TH EDITION

CONSTRUCTION INSOLVENCY:SECURITY, RISK AND RENEWAL IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTSRichard Davis

• Provides commentary and critical analysis on the principles of law behind construction insolvency

• Provides guidance on how to deal with the aftermath of formal insolvency, including an analysis of the available procurement routes for a completion contract against the growing case law

• Includes new sections on: the legal aspects of the project bank account, the impact on construction law of insolvencies in the financial sector, Amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and a review of research into the causes and indicators of construction insolvency

• Describes the security devices available as protection against insolvency and how they interact and support one another

• Provides comprehensive coverage of case law across the UK and Commonwealth jurisdictions and across related legal disciplines

• Includes a case study by Neil Burton on the role of an insolvency surveyor in appraising a contractors’ ongoing contracts with worked examples

• Includes the text of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, the Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and the precedent project bank account trust deed published by the Office of Government Commerce

• Explores the interface with other areas of law where appropriate such as equity, property, disputes, and directors’ liability

• Includes 26 graphs, charts and diagrams to support the written text and a glossary of relevant terms

April 2011 £195 / €248 Hardback ISBN: 978-0-414-04609-2

NEW 2ND EDITION

EPC CONTRACTS AND MAJOR PROJECTSA GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER PROJECT CONTRACTSJohn Scriven and Nigel Pritchard

• Provides a guide to the components of engineering, procurement and construction contracts for major projects

• Takes an in-depth look at the issues covered by EPC contracts identifying what those contracts cover and what are the variables and negotiating points

• Examines the approach to and issues arising in respect of contracts related to EPC contracts including letters of intent, bonds and guarantees and direct agreements

• Examines many of the issues covered in the context of PFI/PPP projects, addressing the interrelationship between the construction arrangements and other project contracts including concession agreements

• Examines other procurement options, such as engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contracts

• It looks at how the risks in projects can be allocated and managed by the project participants and the interface issues which exist between construction and operation subcontractors

• Provides a comprehensive list of the issues covered by each project contract and operates as a checklist for the parties preparing and negotiating such contracts

• Covers other related project contracts including joint venture agreements, consultant’s appointments, operation and maintenance agreements and concession agreements

• Discusses construction financing, procurement, competitive bidding and environmental issues

• Includes references to market practice and particular industry sectors where relevant

July 2011 £215 / €274 Hardback ISBN: 978-0-414-04518-7

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NEW 4TH EDITION

UNDERSTANDING THE FIDIC RED BOOKJeremy Glover and Simon Hughes QC

• Examines the effect and operation of each contract clause through clause-by-clause commentary

• Helps you to interpret contract clauses correctly and decide whether amendments need to be made to suit your situation

• Reproduces each clause followed by bullet points of key features plus additional commentary on the clause’s operation, points of interest and relevant cases

• Compares the new contract with previous versions of the FIDIC Red Book and other widely used standard contracts, such as the ICE forms

• Provides guidance on whether amendments or deletions need to be made

• Features an overview chapter dealing with thematic issues such as the contract’s history and purpose, the concept of the engineer, time and money, dispute resolution, and enforcement of arbitral awards

• Discusses problems frequently encountered in practice in relation to clauses

• Discusses the MDB version and how this differs from the standard Red Book contract

• Features new sections on Claims, Disputes and Arbitration

January 2012 £250 / €318 Hardback ISBN: 978-0-414-4460-9

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CONSTRUCTION EXPERTISE FROM KEATING CHAMBERS

NEW 9TH EDITION

KEATING ON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTSSir Vivian Ramsey and Stephen Furst QC Assisted by contributors from Keating Chambers

• Provides detailed commentary on all issues relating to construction contracts

• Gives practical help on interpreting legislation and analysing judicial decisions

• Up-to-date references to case law, journals and other source material

• Covers UK case law and relevant decisions from Europe and overseas

• Includes Commentary on JCT Standard Form of Building Contract and Nominated Sub Contract

• Features key sections of Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act

COVERAGE:

• The nature of a Building Contract• Formation of Contract• Construction of Contracts• The Right to Payment and Varied Work• Employer’s Approval and Architect’s Certificates• Excuses for Non-Performance• Negligence and Economic Loss• Default of the Parties - Damages• Time for Completion and Liquidated Damages• Default of the Parties - Various Matters• Various Equitable Doctrines and Remedies• Assignments, Substituted Contracts and Sub-Contracts• Architects, Engineers and Surveyors• The European Community• Various Legislation• Arbitration and Adjudication• Litigation• The JCT Standard Form of Building Contract (1998 edition)• Commentary on JCT Nominated Sub - Contract Agreement Nsc/A and conditions

Nsc/C• The ICE Form of Contract - 7th edition 1999

February 2012 £395 / €502 Hardback ISBN: 978-0-414-04792-1



One of the most highly regarded specialist chambers in construction and engineering law, Keating Chambers have provided high quality advice and advocacy in construction law for over 50 years.

Key members of Keating Chambers also lend their significant expertise to leading titles on construction law.

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NEW TITLE

KEATING ON NEC3David Thomas QC assisted by a team from Keating Chambers

• Goes through the aims and creation of the NEC

• Explains the structure of ECC contracts and clarifies how the contract works in practice

• Takes you through the core clauses providing expert commentary on each

• Gives you practical guidance on drafting and interpreting the contract helping you to find the best way to use the contracts for your situation

• Outlines the dispute resolution options so you can agree on the best method when drafting the contract

• Gives you guidance on the schedule and shorter schedule of cost components when negotiating the time and cost elements of a contract

• Covers the contract data including works

• Written by leading barristers from Keating Chambers led by David Thomas QC

May 2012 £179 / €228 Hardback ISBN: 978-1-847-03331-4

KEATING ON JCT CONTRACTSKeating Chambers

General Editor: Adrian Williamson QC Editors: Gaynor Chambers, Adam Constable, Lucy Garrett, Matthew Holt and Vincent Moran

Keating on JCT Contracts provides detailed guidance on using the JCT Construction Contracts, with clause-by-clause commentary on the major contracts.

The complete set of the new JCT 2011 Edition will be issued from September 2011 to January 2012. You will receive three updating releases featuring the new JCT Contracts 2011Edition, and commentary on the most essential contracts from the major JCT contract families.

These include:

• Design and Build Contract

• Standard Building Contract

• Intermediate Building Contract

• Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design

• Prime Cost Building Contract

• Major Project Construction Contract

• Measured Term Contract

• Repair and Maintenance Contract

• JCT - Constructing Excellence Contract

• Short Form of Sub-Contract

• Sub-subcontract

KEATING ON JCT CONTRACTS:

• Supplies in one source the entire suite of JCT contracts

• Provides detailed clause-by-clause commentary on all the major contracts

• Highlights key interpretive issues and how clauses have been treated in case law

• Discusses differences and similarities between the 2005 suite and 2011Edition

• An archive CD-ROM of previous JCT Contracts editions

Looseleaf and CD-ROM £529 (+ £10.60 VAT) = £539.60 €697 (+ £14 VAT) = €711

Three release per year. Updating releases charged for on publication



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LEADING CONSTRUCTION TITLES OUT NOW

• Covers each potential stage of delay and disruption from inception and risk assessment through to dispute and settlement

• Provides commentary and comparison on 95 standard forms including 22 new standard forms of contract

• Provides real solutions and practical advice for problems likely to occur in construction projects

• Completely revised, updated and expanded with new sections on planning and scheduling risk, GMP, target cost, partnering and alliancing contracts, notices, pacing and total time claims, forensic schedule analysis, visualisations, settlement and dispute resolution

• Discusses the practice and law of proof of causation in delay and disruption related claims, in various jurisdictions

• Covers the practice of change management and project control in construction and civil engineering contracts

• Maps the developments of practical standards in planning, scheduling and forensic delay analysis against contemporary academic and legal theory

• Compares contrasts the old and new construction contracts in their approach to delay,extensions of time and compensation

• Deals with the comparative law in this subject for England, Scotland, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the United States

• Analyses the way nearly all standard form building and civil engineering contracts deal with change management

COVERAGE

• Risk of Development

• Procurement

• Standard Form Provisions for Time and Cost

• Notices, Claims and Early Warnings

• Extensions of Time and Time at Large

• Planning and Scheduling

• Presentation and Approval of Schedules

• Revising, Updating, Monitoring and Reporting

• Project Control

• Mitigation, Recovery and Acceleration

• Variation and Change

• Construction Records

• Cause and Effect

• Forensic Schedule Analysis

• Float and Time Contingencies

• Disruption to progress and lost productivity

• Concurrency, Parallelism and Pacing

• Total Time, Total Loss and Global Claims

• Damages

• Apportionment

• Settlements and Dispute Resolution

• Appendices

NEW 4TH EDITION

DELAY AND DISRUPTION IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTSKeith Pickavance

December 2010 £320 / €407 Hardback ISBN: 978-0-414-04520-0




12TH EDITION

HUDSON’S BUILDING AND ENGINEERING CONTRACTSAtkin Chambers

Hudson’s provides an overview of the law and interpretation of construction contracts, taking into account the practical and commercial realities relating to construction projects.

A new supplement to Hudson publishes in December covering developments since publication.

• Delivers in-depth explanation and interpretation of the law relating to construction contracts

• Considers all key standard construction contracts: JCT, NEC, ICE, FIDIC

• Provides guidance and clarification on issues arising from disputes relating to the interpretation of construction contracts

• Considers contracts in context of the ever expanding associated legislation and case law

• Covers areas including Insurance and Indemnities, Bonds and Guarantees and Arbitration

• Details the responsibilities and obligations of architects, engineers and surveyors involved in the contracts

• Provides a logical examination of the process of Tenders and Estimates through to Approvals and Certificates

• Explores the actions of Vesting and Seizure, Forfeiture and Determination and Assignment

• Provides commentary designed to be accessible to all construction professionals

• Coverage extends to the commonwealth, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and the US

Hudson 12th Edition and First Supplement £445 / €566 ISBN: 978-0-414-02312-3

Hudson12th Edition Supplement: £65 / €83 December 2011 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-414-02305-5

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Building Contract Disputes is the definitive guide to handling and resolving construction disputes. It examines the different types of disputes that can arise, and covers the potential solutions available.

• Presents the definitive guide to handling and resolving construction disputes

• Lists of key stages and the considerations to make for each

• Summarises the main contractual provisions and relevant law

• Provides guidance on litigation, arbitration, ADR and adjudication

• Includes an unrivalled selection of precedents, both for inclusion in the contracts and for use during the proceedings

• Provides details of trade associations, mediators, adjudicators and arbitrators

1 Volume Looseleaf £575 / €758 Updating releases charged for on publication

Construction and Engineering Precedents is the ultimate drafting tool for all sectors of the engineering and construction industry.

• It contains a comprehensive collection of amendments and drafting alternatives to all the standard construction and civil engineering contracts, both domestic and international.

• Includes support precedents to cover every stage of a building or civil engineering project

• Provides expert guidance and drafting advice, with a clause-by-clause analysis and legal commentary

• Covers PFI and FIDIC contracts, consultancy agreements and collateral warranties, project management, performance guarantees and bonds

• Helps you to draft agreements that meet the requirements of all parties

Two Volume Looseleaf £655 / €869 Two releases in 2012 Updating releases charged for on publication

BUILDING CONTRACT DISPUTES: PRACTICE AND PRECEDENTSRobert Fenwick Elliott and Jeremy Glover

CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING PRECEDENTSMarshall Levine




CONSTRUCTION LAW JOURNAL(Incorporating Technology and Construction Law Reports)

General and articles editor: Andrew Burr

• Provides a forum that construction law professionals can turn to for guidance, comment and informed debate

• Showcases articles contributed by experts in their fields that are read and relied on by practitioners worldwide

• Includes case reports that give you comprehensive coverage of recent case law in the UK and in common law jurisdictions

• Gives you insight into the latest industry trends

• Includes the Construction Act Review

1 Volume Looseleaf £833 / €1098 Updating releases charged for on publication

CONSTRUCTION LAW SERVICEMarshall Levine

The Construction Law Service presents a time effective way of staying in touch with developments in both law and practice.

It brings together commentary, precedents and primary law materials from leading construction works, plus articles contributed by experts in the field.

• Coverage comes from across the spectrum of Sweet & Maxwell construction titles including:

• Keating on Building Contracts

• Construction and Engineering

• Arbitration

• Building Contract Disputes: Practice and Precedents

• Construction and Engineering Precedents

• Construction Law Journal incorporating Technology and Construction Law Reports

• Construction Law Yearbook

THE SERVICE BRINGS TOGETHER:

• Primary Material

• Case Digests

• The CEDR Rules for Adjudication

• Coverage of FIDIC

• Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction

CD-ROM £1788 (+ £357.60) = £2145.60 Four release in 2012 €2356 (+ €471.20) = €2827.20



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Construction Insolvency 4th Edition, April 2011 , Hardback

978-0-414-04609-2 £195 / €248

EPC Contracts and Major Projects 2nd Edition, July 2011, Hardback

978-0-414-04518-7 £215 / €274

Understanding the FIDIC Red Book 2nd Edition, January 2012, Hardback

978-0-414-4460-9 £250 / €318

Keating on Construction Contracts 9th Edition, February 2012, Hardback 978-0-414-04792-1 £395 / €502

Keating on NEC3 April 2012, Hardback

978-1-847-03331-4 £179 / €228

Keating on JCT Contracts Looseleaf and CD-ROM Up to 5 releases in 2012 Updating releases charged for on publication

978-0-414-04792-1

£529 (+ £10.60 VAT) = £539.60€697 (+ £14 VAT) = €711

Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts 4th edition, December 2010, Hardback

978-0-414-04520-0 £320 / €407

Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts First Supplement to 12th Edition, Paperback

978-0-414-02305-5 £65 / €83

Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts 12th Edition and 1st Supplement,

978-0-414-02312-3 £445 / €566

Building Contract Disputes: Practice and Precedents Updating releases charged for on publication

978-0-752-00398-6 £575 / €758

Construction and Engineering Precedents Updating releases charged for on publication

978-0-752-00546-1 £655 / €869

Construction Law Journal ISSN: 0267-2359 £833 / €1098

Construction Law Service CD-ROM Four releases in 2011 ISSN: CONS-STAN

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