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Liability for the design of a building or structure is of
fundamental concern to construction professionals, design-build
contractors, specialist sub-contractors, and lawyers. Although
other texts cover a wide range of aspects of liability, only
Cornes and Lupton's Design Liability in Construction
draws together all those matters that relate specifically to
design.
A number of factors have come together recently and are
addressed in this significant update and rewrite of the 4th
edition, including:
popularity of design & build procurement
partnering arrangements and early contractor involvement
new standard forms of construction contract and appointment,
and revisions to older forms
technical innovations in construction
collaborative working and BIM systems
many well-publicised cases regarding design failures
significant developments in the law of tort and professional
liability
the development of the single European market and increased
provision of services overseas
Together these factors create a new range of design liability
issues which the construction professional has to face. Written for
lawyers, architects, engineers, and contractors, the fifth edition
of Design Liability in Construction will also serve as a
useful text for masters level courses in engineering, surveying and
construction law.
Auteur
Sarah Lupton has degrees in architecture and law, and has over 30 years' experience as a partner in the London-based architects' practice of Lupton Stellakis. She combines practice with an academic post at the Welsh School of Architecture, as Professor and director of the MA in Professional Studies. She lectures widely on subjects related to construction law, and is an arbitrator, adjudicator and expert witness. Sarah is a member of many industry and professional committees, and is chair of the CIC Liability Panel, and past chair of the RIBA Presidents Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution. As well as this publication, she is the author of many books, including a series on standard form construction contracts.
Résumé
Liability for the design of a building or structure is of fundamental concern to construction professionals, design-build contractors, specialist sub-contractors, and lawyers. Although other texts cover a wide range of aspects of liability, only Cornes and Lupton's Design Liability in Construction draws together all those matters that relate specifically to design.
A number of factors have come together recently and are addressed in this significant update and rewrite of the 4th edition, including:
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Acknowledgements vii
Preface ix
1 The Industry Context 1
1.1 What is design? 1
1.2 Procurement routes 3
1.3 The construction professions: who are the designers? 10
2 Liability under Contract 19
2.1 Formation of a contract 20
2.2 Terms of the contract 26
2.3 Exemption clauses 32
2.4 Privity of contract 34
2.5 Assignment 35
3 Liability under Tort: Part 1 37
3.1 Definition of a tort 38
3.2 Liability and parties in tort 38
3.3 Vicarious liability 38
3.4 Negligence 40
3.5 Historical perspective 43
3.6 Anns v Merton London Borough Council (1978) 45
3.7 Junior Books (1983) 47
3.8 19851988: the retreat 48
3.9 D & F Estates Ltd v Church Commissioners for England (1988) 50
3.10 Murphy v Brentwood District Council (1990) 52
3.11 Tests for establishing a duty of care in respect of economic loss 54
3.12 Contract and tort concurrently? 55
3.13 Summary of the position in 1994 58
4 Liability under Tort: Part 2 (Post-Murphy) 59
4.1 Liability for physical injury and damage to other property 59
4.2 The 'complex structure' theory after Murphy 60
4.3 What if a defect is patent? 64
4.4 Liability for economic loss 65
4.5 Application of the tests following Henderson v Merrett 67
4.6 Contractors' liability for pure economic loss 69
4.7 Consultants' liability for pure economic loss 77
4.8 Summary of the position in 2013 79
5 Liability under Statute 81
5.1 Defective Premises Act 1972 82
5.2 Building Act 1984 88
5.3 Health and safety 89
5.4 Copyright 91
6 Liability for Professional Negligence 97
6.1 Reasonable skill and care 97
6.2 Application of the test to designers 99
6.3 Examples of failure to take care 100
6.4 Special skills 104
6.5 'State of the art' defence 105
7 'Fitness for Purpose' Liability 107
7.1 Contractors' obligations 107
7.2 Reliance and partial reliance 115
7.3 Consultants and strict liability 120
7.4 Contractor's duty to warn 124
8 Duties in Detail 133
8.1 General duties of a designer 133
8.2 Appraisal and site investigation 135
8.3 Budget issues 144
8.4 Design development 147
8.5 Commenting on/approving others' designs 153
8.6 Inspection and certifi cation 157
8.7 Duty to review the design 172
9 Delegation of Design Duties 183
9.1 General issues 183
9.2 Option 1: Declining the commission 184
9.3 Option 2: Employer engages a specialist consultant direct 184
9.4 Option 3: Designer engages specialist designer direct 187
9.5 Option 4: Designer arranges for a contractor or sub-contractor to undertake the work 188
9.6 Option 5: Designer relies on outside sources 194
9.7 Is there a difference between delegation and reliance? 195
9.8 Summary of options 196
10 Liability to Third Parties: Procurement Issues 199
10.1 Relationship between contract and tort 199
10.2 Liability in particular situations 204
10.3 Warranties 215
10.4 Collaborative working 225
10.5 BIM 227
10.6 Insurance solutions 233
11 Damages and Contribution 235
11.1 General principles 235
11.2 Damages and designers 242
11.3 Contributory negligence and contribution 249
11.4 Damages recoverable on assignment 254
12 Limitation 259
12.1 Statutory periods 260
12.2 Limitation and contract 264
12.3 Limitation and tort 267 **13 Measures for Limiting Liabilit...