„Practitioners of construction contracts owe a debt to BrianEggleston for this updated publication and the sooner they add thisto their library the better.“ (The Expert and DisputeResolver, Spring 2009)
„Eggleston has once again hit the nail on the head with thishigh-quality, easy to understand legal textbook written for lawyersand the industry.“ (Building Magazine, February 2009)
Liquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under thestandard building and civil engineering contracts. Previouseditions of Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time arehighly regarded as a guide for both construction industryprofessionals and lawyers to this complex area.
The law on time and damages continues to develop with anincreasing flow of judgments from the courts. Alongside this, thestandard forms of contract have also developed over time to reflectprevailing approaches to contractual relationships. Against thisbackground a third edition will be welcomed by constructionprofessionals and lawyers alike. Retaining the overall approach ofthe previous editions, the author clarifies, in a highly readablebut legally rigorous way, the many misunderstandings on time anddamages which abound in the construction industry. The thirdedition takes account of a large volume of new case law since theprevious edition was published over ten years ago, includes a newchapter on delay analysis and features significantly expandedchapters on penalty clauses, the effects of conditions precedentand time-bars, and the complexities of causation.
The law on time and damages continues to develop with anincreasing flow of judgments from the courts. Alongside this, thestandard forms of contract have also developed over time to reflectprevailing approaches to contractual relationships. Against thisbackground a third edition will be welcomed by constructionprofessionals and lawyers alike. Retaining the overall approach ofthe previous editions, the author clarifies, in a highly readablebut legally rigorous way, the many misunderstandings on time anddamages which abound in the construction industry. The thirdedition takes account of a large volume of new case law since theprevious edition was published over ten years ago, includes a newchapter on delay analysis and features significantly expandedchapters on penalty clauses, the effects of conditions precedentand time-bars, and the complexities of causation.
