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FullTitle ConstructionLaw

ShortTitle ConstructionLaw

Code LAW07025 Level 07 Credit 05

Author McGinty,Gary Department CivilEng.andConstruction

SubjectArea Law Attendence N/A% Fee

Description

Thecoursewillexpandthelearnerslegalknowledgetounderstandandidentifythecomplexitiesoflawsurrounding
constructionprojectandcontracts.Thelegalmeaningandimplicationofkeytermsinconstructioncontractswillbeexamined

indetail.Issuesrelatingtotheadministrationofcontractprojectswillalsobeconsidered.Themainlegaldifferncebetween
standardformsofcontractwillbeidendifiedandevaluated.Thismodulewillcombineamixoftheoryandproblems(basedon

caselaw)toillustratetheapplicationofkeyprinciples.

IndicativeSyllabus

1.ConstructionInsurance

2.Bonds,GuaranteesandSecurity

3.TenderingandContractDocuments

4.ObligationsofContractorandEmployer

5.ContractualTermsInConstructionContracts

6.LiquidatedDamages

7.DelayandDisruption

8.ConstructionLegislationBuildingRegs,Planning,ConstructionBill/Act

9.ContractTypes&StandardFormsOfContract

10.LitigationInConstruction

11.EvidenceandtheExpertWitness

12.DisputeResolutionMediation,Concilliation,AdjudicationandArbitration

LearningOutcomes

Oncompletionofthismodulethelearnerwill/shouldbeableto

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1.Criticallyassesstherole,obligationsandresponsibilitiesoftheemployerandthecontractorunderboththeconstruction

contractandthegeneraloperationofthelaw

2.Demonstrateanappliedunderstandingofthegenerallawunderpinningmanystandardconstructiontermsandprovisions

whichareencounteredintheadministrationofconsrtuctioncontracts.

3.Identify,evaluateandassesskeylegalissuesanddifferencesbetweenstandardformsofconstructioncontract
4.Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofthelegalandstatutoryrequirementsfortheresolutionofdisputesin

constructioncontractsincludingconflictmanagementanddisputeresolutionprocedureswithintheconstructionprocess.

5.Assessandanalyselegalconcepts/factsandformulatelegalopinion/adviceonvaryingareaofconstructionlaw

AssessmentStrategies

None

AssessmentFacilitites

None

ModuleDependencies

PreRequisiteModules

LawQUSU07001

CoRequisiteModules

None

IncompatibleModules

None

CourseworkAssessmentBreakdown %

CourseWork/ContinuousAssessment 30%

EndofSemester/YearFormalExamination 70%

CourseworkAssessmentBreakdown

%of
Description OutcomeAssessed AssessmentWeek
Total

ContinuousAssessmentEsaay,Probelms,Assignment,
1,2,3,4,5 30 Any
Presentation,Quiz,CAExam

EndExamAssessmentBreakdown

%of
Description OutcomeAssessed AssessmentWeek
Total

FinalExamWrittenPaper 1,2,3,4,5 70 EndofYear

OpenLearningModeWorkload

Type Location Description Hours Frequency AvgWeekly

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Workload

TotalAverageWeeklyLearnerWorkload0.00Hours

DistanceLearningModeWorkload

AvgWeekly
Type Location Description Hours Frequency
Workload

TotalAverageWeeklyLearnerWorkload0.00Hours

PartTimeModeWorkload

AvgWeekly
Type Location Description Hours Frequency
Workload

TotalAverageWeeklyLearnerWorkload0.00Hours

ACCSModeWorkload

AvgWeekly
Type Location Description Hours Frequency
Workload

TotalAverageWeeklyLearnerWorkload0.00Hours

FullTimeModeWorkload

AvgWeekly
Type Location Description Hours Frequency
Workload

Lecture FlatClassroom 2x1HourLecture 2 Weekly 2.00

IndependentLearning UNKNOWN SelfDirectedLearning 5 Weekly 5.00

TotalAverageWeeklyLearnerWorkload2.00Hours

OnlineLearningModeWorkload

AvgWeekly
Type Location Description Hours Frequency
Workload

DistanceLearning
Lecture OnLineLecture 1 Weekly 1.00
Suite

IndependentLearning NotSpecified SelfDirectedLearning 5 Weekly 5.00

DirectedLearning NotSpecified DirectedLearning 1 Weekly 1.00

TotalAverageWeeklyLearnerWorkload2.00Hours

Resources

BookResources

1.Keane&Hussey.(2007)ConstructionProjects:LawandPractise,RoundHallLooseleaf

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2.Furmston,M.(2012)BuildingContractCasebook,5thEdition.Oxford,Blackwell.

3.Murdoch,J.(2007)ConstructionContractsLawandManagement.4thed.London,Routledge.

4.Adriaanse,J.(2010)ConstructionContractLaw.3rdEdition,Basingstoke,PalgraveMacMillan.

5.Baster,J.,Minogue,A.,O'Reilly,M.,Ramsey,V.eds.(2011)ConstructionLawHandbook.7thed.London,ThomasTelford

Journals.

6.Uff,J.(2009)ConstructionLaw.10thed.London,SweetandMaxwell.

7.Knowles,R(2012)200ContractualProblemsandtheirSolutions,3rdEd,WileyBlackwell,Chichester,WestSussex

8.Wood,D.,Chynoweth.P.,Adshead,J.,Mason,J.(2011)LawandtheBuiltEnvironment,1stEd,WileyBlackwell,Chichester,
WestSussex.

OtherResources

Legalarticles,commentaryandlegalcases

Journals

UrlResources

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