Parris's standard form of building contract : JCT 98.
- 3rd ed. / [revised by] David Chappell.
- Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2002.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 362 pages)
Previous edition published as: The standard form of building contract / John Parris. London : Collins, 1985. Includes index.
Preface / Background to the contract, the documents and some key provisions -- The role of the architect and quantity surveyor -- The contractor's obligations -- Sub-contractors, suppliers and statutory undertakers -- Certificates, payments and retention -- Variations and their valuation -- Liquidated damages and extension of time -- Insurance provisions -- Determination before completion -- Claims and counterclaims -- Dispute resolution -- Practical completion, defects liability period, the final account. John Parris -- Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12.
This book on the main form of building contract, JCT 98, has always occupied a unique position as being both an authoritative yet readable, guide to the contract provisions, and the legal background to the form. The new edition includes new case law.