DELAY AND DISRUPTION IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

摘要

Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts by Keith Pickavance (4th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, 2010), 1274 pages (including index and tables), RRP: ￡320 What a wonderful, well-rounded and in-depth worth this very authoritative text has matured into. The very learned author has given the profession a splendid encyclopaedia on not just his vast expertise in respect of delay and disruption but also in respect of the several relevant risk categories. For example, in respect of the legal risk, he gives a reminder of the potential danger in amending standard forms inappropriately; as well as on the other side of the ledger, in failing to do so when addition of amendment is not only necessary but, indeed, invited. In respect of the vast field of design risk, he deals with the dangers of accelerating design schedules and the failure to observe any relevant duty to warn. Similarly, the author canvasses the many dangers and risks relating to different types of project procurement beyond basic design and construct. The treatment of time and cost is far from just theoretical; quite to the contrary, there is very helpful advice on the necessity for appropriate and proper drafting, well illustrated by the quotation from Pascal, viz: