LAWS 2218

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of construction law. In the construction industry the activities of owners, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors and their employees are regulated by a distinct body of legal principles, and this course will systematically consider the most important rules comprising this area of law. Topics addressed include the law of tendering and requests for proposals, construction contracts, including standard form agreements, builders' liens, insurance and bonding, remedies in contract and in tort, the place of architects and engineers, and the mediation and arbitration of construction disputes.