Compare Wilmot-smith On Construction Contracts by Richard Wilmot-smith, Qc, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

The fourth edition of Wilmot Smith on Construction Contracts continues to take a clear and practical approach to the law and practice relating to construction contracts in the UK. It provides comprehensive coverage of the substantive law and modern dispute resolution procedures in the field ofconstruction and gives clear guidance when seeking difficult answers. Paul Darling Q. C. has joined Richard Wilmot-Smith Q. C. as co-editor. Together they have updated, refined and extended the work's coverage. The author team includes new and high-profile practitioners in the field of international arbitration (including Peter Rees Q. C. and David Bateson) and ADR (withEdwin Glasgow Q. C. joining Marion Smith Q. C. in re-casting the chapter on mediation). David Sawtell has considerably re-cast the chapter on adjudication. The law on extra contractual claims (unjust enrichment) has been substantively revised and updated by a leading expert on unjust enrichment. The work provides key practical tips including: where and when you issue proceedings; what the judges will expect and their preferences; and how trials can be made shorter. A separate section analyses enforcement of adjudicators' awards, covering recent case law on this area. This is carefullyexamined and digested in detail to ensure the reader has an understanding of the pitfalls of enforcement. Richard Wilmot-Smith QC and Paul Darling QC ensure that the work continues to provide an essential source of reference on this area of the law. Their practical approach and reliance on clear exposition is prevalent throughout this book, and it is allied with deep scholarship to secure its positionas a definitive work on construction law. | Wilmot-smith On Construction Contracts by Richard Wilmot-smith, Qc, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters