Synopses & Reviews
Desk-top guide to your professional rights and obligations Are you prepared for legal problems that could easily come up in your practice? Will you know when it's wise to call a lawyer and how to work with him or her for outcomes favorable to you? In a new edition that takes a keen look at how the law is adapting to fast-changing technology, Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects, Sixth Edition, by Joseph T. Bockrath, gives you a sound foundation in basic legal principles, emphasizing your own area of contracts and specifications. This savvy advisor uses illustrations drawn from recent litigation to help you understand: *Types of contracts *Performance or breach of contract obligations *Termination of contracts *Contracts for construction and engineering services...advertising for bids...proposals *Contract clauses relating to finances, including damage claims, extras, partial and withheld payments *Professional liability of architects and engineers *Much, much more
Table of Contents
I Law of Contracts 1 Introduction 2 Types of Contracts 3 Formation Principles 4 Conditions and Third-Party Beneficiaries 5 Construction and Interpretation 6 Performance or Breach of Contract Obligations 7 Termination of Contracts II Application to Construction Contracts 8 Contracts for Construction and Engineering Services 9 Advertising for Bids 10 Proposals 11 Contract Clauses-General Conditions 12 Contract Clauses Relating to Finances 13 Specifications for Workmanship 14 Specifications for Materials 15 Drawings III Some Legal Matters of Concern to Design Professionals 16 Agency 17 Partnerships 18 Corporations 19 Torts 20 Professional Liability of Architects and Engineers 21 Insurance and Bonds 22 Real Property 23 Water Rights 24 Intellectual Property 25 Evidence 26 The Engineer's Role in a Lawsuit Before and During Trail 27 Arbitration of Disputes 28 Federal Law of Importance to Design Professionals