Galbraith's Building and Land Management Law for Students

by Michael Stockdale (Author), A N N E G A L B R A I T H L L B (Author), Alan Davenport L L B (Author), StephenWilsonBA (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $4.30

  Galbraith's Building and Land Management Law for Students, 4th edition is written for students on technician and degree courses in 'built environment' subjects - building construction, surveying, land management, architecture, quantity surveying and planning. It gives straightforward and readable accounts of the main areas of the law that affect the industry and its practitioners, with the emphasis on the practical working of the law. The fourth edition has been fully revised and the growing importance of the law of the European Union has been recognised by the incorporation of a new chapter. Other significant developments which are examined include: the Arbitration Act 1996; the Housing Grants; Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; alternative dispute resolution; unfair terms in consumer contracts; the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996; the Party Walls Act 1996; Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995; Housing Act 1996 and the General Permitted Development Order 1995.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.23

  Ideal for first year undergraduate students taking law modules on construction, surveying, planning and engineering courses, Galbraith's Building and Land Management Law for Students is an excellent overview of the key legal issues in the construction industry. Clearly written and with wide ranging coverage of key legal principles by construction lecturers and professionals, this textbook highlights the need for students on construction related courses to access information on how the law relates to them, without getting into the dry, heavy detail of the full scale legal texts. This sixth edition has been fully updated and covers the latest JCT Standard Form Building Contract requirements and key EU directives, including Corporate Manslaughter, Employment Law, Tenant Planning Law regulations and Health and Safety acts.