Content

• The formation of a contract
• The construction or interpretation of a contract
• Rights and liabilities of the parties during building operations
• Excuses for non-performance.
• Effect of insolvency, death and forfeiture clauses
• Remedies on breach
• The architect
• The quantity surveyor
• Engineers
• Delictual liability of building and construction professionals for negligent misrepresentation causing pure economic loss
• Sub-contractors, contractors and home builders
• Time of completion, delay and penalty clauses
• Extras and variations
• Prime cost and provisional sums
• Price adjustment clauses
• Approval and certificates
• Defects and retention money
• Payment in terms of the contract and quantum meruit
• Introduction to arbitration
• Arbitration agreements and their effect
• Functions of and proceedings at arbitration tribunals
• The award
• Costs
• Annexures