Architects, Engineers and the Law

By: J R Cooke

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Paperback | 25 February 2010 | Edition Number 4

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360 Pages

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Fully updated, the 4th edition of Architects, Engineers and the Law offers a clear understanding of the legal aspects of day-to-day engineering and architectural practice.

Architects, Engineers and the Law succeeds in bridging the technical building sciences and the legal profession. I find I use the book on a regular basis when conducting building and construction litigation. Law Society Journal (NSW)

This, the third edition, by a very well qualified author, is a book every architect and engineer should have on their desk...It is written in a very `readable' way making complicated subjects such as torts, estoppel, defamation, and `accidental aesthetic consequences' more understandable for the untrained than I have read before. It covers all that would seem to be in the horizon of professional practise.... All the great cases are there... What is excellent is the set out of all the types of contract that a builder can use and the explanation of variations, damages, tenders and construction management. Australian Building News

[T]he author provides clear and concise explanations of the legal responsibilities of architects and engineers, and the consequences of the many legal processes and relationships which form part of the construction process. Building and Construction Law

It will undoubtedly prove most useful. Certainly, it will be welcomed for its straightforward and `hands on' approach to the law and its implications for practitioners in both professions. ...deserves to be widely and enthusiastically embraced. Law Institute Journal, Victoria

The standard reference for architects, engineers and lawyers. Building Construction Materials & Equipment

[T]ouches upon a remarkably diverse group of subjects ...it is very detailed which is obviously the product of an enormous amount of research ...NSW Bar News

Cooke is a solicitor, who is an architecture graduate of the University of Sydney as well as a law graduate of UNSW. In addition he has a Masters degree in Building from UNSW and a PhD in Architecture in the field of land use planning from the University of Sydney...Architectural Science Review.

Industry Reviews

Reviews of the previous editions:This, the third edition, by a very well qualified author, is a book every architect or engineer should have on their desk. ... Although it is a text book with all the appropriate legal references, it is written in a very 'readable' way making complicated subjects such as torts, estoppel, defamation, and 'accidental aesthetic consequences' more understandable for the untrained than I have read before. It covers all that would seem to be in the horizon of professional practise. ... All the great cases are there ... What is excellent is the set out of all the types of contract that a builder can use and the explanation of variations, damages, tenders and construction management. - Australian Building News

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