Keating on Construction Contracts, 12th Edition | 2024

Keating on Construction Contracts, 12th Edition | 2024

Keating on Construction Contracts is a foundational work in construction law. It is often the go-to source for understanding the history, governing principles, judicial interpretation, and real-world functioning of building contracts. Known for its clear style and authoritative content, the book covers all relevant legislation and case law (including EC law) as well as standard contract forms such as FIDIC, NEC3, JCT, and ICE.

The text provides solicitors, barristers, and construction professionals with comprehensive, reliable commentary on all aspects of construction contracts. It delivers practical assistance in a concise format: explaining legal principles, analysing court rulings, examining standard-form contract provisions, and interpreting legislation.

What the 12th Edition Adds:

• A new chapter focused on building safety and defect legislation, explaining recent regulatory changes — for example, the Building (Higher‑Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/909) and the Higher‑Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023 — along with recent rulings from the First‑tier and Upper Tribunals (Lands Chamber). 

• An expanded chapter on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), updated to reflect Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, which clarified the Court’s power to require parties to mediate their disputes. 

• Inclusion of the third edition of the Technology & Construction Court (TCC) Guide (2022).

• An updated Chapter 21 on JCT contracts, especially with respect to the new Standard Building Contract 2024.

• Discussion of recent important decisions from the TCC, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, including:
  • Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP [2024] UKSC 23, where the decision in Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O’Rourke [2013] BLR 589 was overruled.
  • Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter [2023] UKSC 41
  • Benyatov v Credit Suisse (Securities) Europe Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 140
  • Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v Disclosure and Barring Service [2024] EWHC 1185 (TCC)
  • Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 962
  • URS Corporation Limited v BDW Trading Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 772

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