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The following titles relate to contracts and law, and are available to buy from RIBA Bookshops.

Case in Point - Contract Administration

Contract administration has generated a large and important body of case law and whether you are a contractor, client or contract administrator it is extremely important that you understand what it means. This new Case in Point book provides a practical, comprehensive and up-to-date guide to case law relating to all aspects of construction contract administration.

Providing clear and concise analysis of the key legal principles governing this area of work it is an essential reference.

Guide to MW05

Guide to MW05, the new edition of Sarah Lupton's very successful Guide to MW98, acts as a working aid to the operation and administration of the JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2005 (MW05). It points out the important new changes to the contract, which now exists in two versions since the introduction of the Minor Works Building Contract with Contractor's Design (MWD05) – also covered in this book – and reflects on up-to-date cases which serve as valuable lessons for the unwary.

The contract's provisions, procedures and supplementary conditions are organised and defined by subject and are supported by useful indexes, while clause comparison tables allow a quick and easy way to understand how it relates to the old contract. Because MW05's striking brevity paradoxically requires a greater understanding of general principles of contract law than is found in longer contracts, the book outlines this legal framework and includes a short summary of implied terms.

Guide to IC05

Guide to IC05, the new edition of Sarah Lupton's very successful Guide to IFC98, is a practical guide to the operation and administration of the JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2005. As well as covering the recent amendment to take account of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, it points out the important new changes to the contract compared to the old 1998 version and reflects on up-to-date legal cases which serve as valuable lessons for the unwary. The contract's provisions, procedures and supplementary conditions are organised and defined by subject and are supported by useful indexes, while clause comparison tables allow a quick and easy way to understand how it relates to the old contract.

Altogether, the guide provides the hard-pressed practitioner with a comprehensive, concise reference guide to contractual issues during the course of a job under the contract. It assumes only a general knowledge of JCT contracts and in that respect is ideal for architecture and other construction students on the threshold of undertaking their professional examinations.

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