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• Introduction
• Pre contract documentation
• Commencement and progress
• Certificates and payments
• Delays and disruptions
• Completion and defects liability
• Determination
• Subcontractors and suppliers
• Arbitration
• Index.
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The JCT standard forms of building contract require a thorough understanding of their procedural requirements, as well as their legal implications. They require both the contractor and the architect, on behalf of the employer, to send a wide range of notices and letters if each party is to protect its legitimate interests. The main contract forms are also supported by complex sub-contract documentation. Therefore, it is not surprising that when this book of specimen letters, notices and forms was first published, it was widely welcomed by the construction industry. The book provides examples of documentation likely to be required for a contract under the following JCT forms: ? the Standard Form of Building Contract ? the Intermediate Form of Building Contract ? the Agreement for Minor Building Works ? the Standard Form of Building Contract With Contractor's Design It includes a commentary on the practical implications of the various documents and highlights the points to be watched. The new edition takes into account the wide range of amendments to the latest editions of the standard forms following the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and in particular, the new payment and adjudication provisions. For the first time it features documentation for use with the JCT design and build form.
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This book provides a set of standard letters, notices and forms for use with the main JCT forms of building contract: JCT 98, the Intermediate Form, Design and Build Form, Minor Works Form and related subcontracts. It has been revised to take account of substantial changes to the contracts since the last edition in 1990 and developments in case law.
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• Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations.
• 1. Principles of pest and disease management in crop protection.
• 2. Pests and diseases of cereals.
• 3. Pests and diseases of oilseeds, brassica seed crops and field beans.
• 4. Pests and diseases of forage and amenity grass and fodder crops.
• 5. Pests and diseases of potatoes.
• 6. Pests and diseases of sugar beet.
• 7. Pests and diseases of field vegetables.
• 8. Pests and diseases of fruit and hops.
• 9. Pests and diseases of protected vegetables and mushrooms.
• 10. Pests and diseases of protected ornamental flowering crops.
• 11. Pests and diseases of outdoor ornamentals including hardy nursery stock.
• 12. Pests and diseases of outdoor bulbs and corms. Selected Bibliography and further reading. Glossary. Pest index. Disease, pathogen and disorder index. General index.
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Pest and Disease Management Handbook updates the 3rd edition of the Pest and Disease Control Handbook (1989). The structure of this important new book differs in several respects, acknowledging the advances that have been made in integrated crop management and the trends towards the more rational use of pesticides. Fully revised and up-to-date, the book commences with a new introductory chapter covering the principles of pest and disease management. Following chapters, each written by acknowledged experts in the field, cover a group of major temperate northern hemisphere crops. As well as comprehensive details of pest and disease management strategies, each chapter also includes a classification scheme for the cited pests and diseases. This important publication is a vital tool for all those involved in the crop protection / agrochemical industry including business managers, entomologists, agricultural scientists, plant pathologists and those studying and teaching BASIS courses. As an important reference guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying agricultural sciences, applied entomology and crop protection, copies of the book should be available on the shelves of all research establishments and universities where these subjects are studied and taught. Pest and Disease Management Handbook is published for the British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) by Blackwell Science. BCPC is a registered charity having the principal objective of promoting the development, use and understanding of effective and sustainable crop protection practice. Dr David V Alford, based in Cambridge, UK, is a member of the BCPC board, with many years' experience working as a government entomologist.
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• Preface-- Introduction-- Construction contracts and construction operations-- The statutory right to refer disputes to adjudication-- Starting adjudication-- Preliminary matters
• the referral notice and jurisdiction-- Conduct of the adjudication-- The adjudicatora s decision-- Costs-- Enforcement-- Payment-- Appendices.
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Adjudication was introduced in construction contracts as a requirement of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act in 1998 to tackle the large number of disputes which dog most projects. Provisions for adjudication are now included in all standard construction forms and are implied into all construction contracts that do not expressly include them. When adjudication was first launched there were enormous uncertainties about how it would work in practice, and books published to coincide with the launch could only speculate on this. This new guide, written by a construction lawyer and experienced adjudicator, is the first to explain how adjudication is actually working in practice. It covers all the major court decisions which have clarified enforcement, adjudicator errors and problems such as definition of construction contracts, jurisdiction, insolvency, natural justice and human rights. It also deals with the complex requirements of the legislation regarding payment terms. This will provide a highly readable, but authoritative guide for all involved in adjudications, whether contracts directors, construction consultants, lawyers or adjudicators.
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• Foreword. Preface to the Fifth Edition.
• 1. Introduction.
• 2. Arbitration Agreements.
• 3. Appointment of the Arbitrator.
• 4. Jurisdiction of the Arbitrator.
• 5. The Preliminaries.
• 6. Evidence.
• 7. The Hearing.
• 8. The Award.
• 9. Costs.
• 10. Powers of the Court in Relation to the Award.
• 11. Dispute Avoidance and Management. Appendices. A. Specimen Documents. B. The Arbitration Act
• 1996. C. The Arbitration Act
• 1950: Part II. D. The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations
• 1998. E. The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
• 1999. F. The Unfair Arbitration Agreements (Specified Amount) Order
• 1999. G. Interest Tables. Bibliography. Table of Cases. Index.
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Since it came into force on 31 January 1997 the Arbitration Act 1996 has generally been welcomed by users and practitioners in the construction industry. It has fulfilled expectations that it would provide a user-friendly and practical basis of resolving disputes arising from construction contracts in a fair, expeditious and economical way. In doing so it has generated a modest volume of case law that has demonstrated the excellence of the Act's provisions and its drafting. Since the Fourth Edition of this book appeared in 1997 the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 with its Scheme for Construction Contracts Regulations 1998 have come into force, as have the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, both of which affect the resolution of disputes arising from construction contracts. Case law has arisen from the Construction Act, and from the House of Lords' judgment in the Beaufort Developments case, overturning the much-criticised judgment of the Court of Appeal in Crouch. In this Fifth Edition of an established text the author deals with each stage of an arbitration, explaining in practical terms the procedures to be adopted in avoiding disputes and in dealing with them efficiently when they do arise. It features over 20 specimen arbitration documents and includes the full text of the Act. It also covers several important developments in case law affecting construction arbitrations, and refers to the introduction and case law arising from adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
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• A - Z alphabetical listing of terms
• Table of cases.
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Building Contract Dictionary provides a succinct, but authoritative reference to words, phrases and terms encountered in, and in connection with, building contracts. For the new edition all entries have been reconsidered and updated in light of case law and legislation and the book has been substantially enlarged since the last edition ten years ago. There are now over 800 separate entries A wide range of contracts has been referenced, including JCT 98, IFC 98, MW 98, WCD 98, PCC 98, MC 98, ACA 3, GC/Works/1 (1998), NEC, NSC/C, DOM/1, DOM/2 as well as topics such as adjudication, arbitration and the Civil Procedure Rules. It will provide an invaluable reference for architects, quantity surveyors, project managers and contractors. It will also find a ready readership among all construction lawyers. "This is an indispensable book which provides a succinct but authoritative reference to "words, phrases and terms" encountered in the construction industry...many of the entries give a substantial commentary on a variety of matters you always wanted to know about but never got round to finding out." Arbitration.
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• List of Figures vii List of Tables xi List of Contributors xiii Preface xv Figure Acknowledgements xvii
• Chapter 1 A Brief Time of History 1 David L. Higgitt
• Chapter 2 Back A'long: a Millennial Geomorphology 27 Denys Brunsden
• Chapter 3 The Evolution of Hillslope Processes 61 David K. C. Jones
• Chapter 4 Valley-floor and Floodplain Processes 90 Barbara T. Rumsby
• Chapter 5 Fluvial Processes 116 Janet M. Hooke
• Chapter 6 Estuaries and Coasts: Morphological Adjustments and Process Domains 147 E. Mark Lee
• Chapter 7 Sediment Transfer in Upland Environments 190 David L. Higgitt, Jeff Warburton and Martin G. Evans
• Chapter 8 Fine Particulate Sediment Transfers in Lowland Rural Environments 215 Ian D. L. Foster
• Chapter 9 Living with Natural Hazards: the Costs and Management Framework 237 E. Mark Lee
• Chapter 10 Geomorphology for the Third Millennium 269 David L. Higgitt and E. Mark Lee Geographical Index 289 Subject Index 293.
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The expert contributors to this cutting edge volume provide an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years. The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes. Provides an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years. The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes. Considers the relevance of technological and conceptual approaches to understanding landscape dynamics. Examines key process environments highlighting significant trends and the influence of human activity, and incorporating examples and modelling. Encourages geographers to look forward to the challenges that geomorphology faces in the new millennium. Find out more information about the RGS-IBG journals by following the links below: AREA: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0004-0894 The Geographical Journal: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0016-7398 Transactions of the Insititute of British Geographers: http://www. blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0020-2754.
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• Preface
• Notes on the text
• Introduction
• Definitions, interpretation and notices
• The engineer and engineera s representative
• Assignment and subcontracting
• Contract documents
• Contractora s obligations/responsibilities for design and construction
• Form of Agreement and performance security
• Site conditions and sufficiency of tender
• Instructions and impossibility
• Programmes and methods of construction
• Supervision, setting--out and safety
• Care of the works and insurances
• Statutes, street works, facilities and fossils
• Materials and workmanship
• Suspension of work
• Possession of the site, commencement and rate of progress
• Extensions of time and liquidated damages for delay
• Completion
• Outstanding works and defects
• Variations
• Claims and additional payments
• Property and materials
• Measurement of the works
• Provisional sums and prime cost items
• Nominated subcontractors
• Certificates and payments
• Defaults and determination
• Settlement of disputes
• Miscellaneous provisions
• Table of cases
• Index.
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The ICE Conditions continues to be the dominant form of contract for civil engineering, despite the growing importance of the New Engineering Contract. The Seventh Edition of the ICE Conditions, published in 1999, introduced a number of changes, including: ? incorporating some of the concepts of the Latham Report ? amending certain provisions of the Sixth Edition which had attracted criticism ? rectifying conspicuous omissions from the text of earlier editions of the contract ? correcting small errors and faults from the previous edition ? modernising certain provisions and terms Brian Eggleston, whose previous book on the ICE Conditions was described as a likely to become the authoritative reference source for the Sixth Editiona , examines the contract clause by clause from a practical and legal viewpoint. There is extensive coverage of case law. Written by an experienced civil engineer and recognized authority on construction contracts, this book is an essential guide.
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• Preface to the Fourth Edition.
• 1. Introduction to land law.
• 2. Farm business tenancies.
• 3. Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies.
• 4. Residual protection of farm workers.
• 5. Business tenancies on farms and estates.
• 6. Public access.
• 7. Planning.
• 8. Compulsory purchase and compensation.
• 9. Utilities - rights and wayleaves.
• 10. Liability of the occupier of land.
• 11. Water and watercourses.
• 12. Sporting matters.
• 13. Environment.
• 14. Milk quotas.
• 15. Employment.
• 16. Rating and council tax. Further Reading. Table of Cases. Table of Statutes. Table of Statutory Instruments. Index.
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This concise and well-established working guide for landowners, farmers and their advisers explains the law on the ownership, occupation and use of agricultural land. Essential Law for Landowners and Farmers provides an invaluable source of sound advice, clarifying the complex problems facing landowners today, and explaining the law governing their resolution. In this major new edition, all the chapters have been re-written and several added, to reflect the enormous changes in the law over the last eleven years - from the new access to open land to environmental issues and the introduction of the farm business tenancy. Designed for quick and easy reference, the book concentrates on issues of prime relevance to landowners and now with a further reading section, this book is an essential single source of guidance on land law. According to Lord Plumb, writing on the last edition, reading it could avert much 'dispute and misunderstanding ...argument and bloodshed'.
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• Duties of an expert witness
• professional liability
• how the courts evaluate expert evidence
• formulation of the issues
• procedures for resolution of disputes
• evidence
• preparation of the Scott Schedule
• preparing for trial - discovery
• preparing for trial - the final report
• the trial - the expert in the witness box
• damages the client may recover - the expert's role.
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The role of the expert witness has long been important in construction litigation and arbitration and most other types of dispute resolution. Today there is a heavier burden on experts because of the diversity of the appropriate dispute process and the added responsibility this brings. The Woolf reforms and the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules are having a major impact on the role of the expert witnesses. No longer is the expert accountable just to the client but directly owes a duty to the court. In the smaller value claim a new opportunity of acting as single joint expert arises where the parties can save time and money. There is greater flexibility in arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 and a need for expert evidence in the statutory process of adjudication. This book takes account of all these changes, taking the expert stage by stage through his or her duties, from the investigation, preparation and exchange of expert reports, disclosure of documents, the importance of different types of evidence, to preparation for the hearing itself and the giving of oral evidence. The appendices feature appropriate references to the Civil Procedure Rules, guidelines for experts, protocols and other materials of practical interest. Throughout, reference is made to relevant case law.
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• Acknowledgements. Introduction--. Bivalve cultivation in the UK: structuring influences. General biology of bivalves with respect to cultivation. Hatchery culture of bivalve larvae and juveniles. Cultivation of hatchery--reared oysters in the sea. Clam cultivation. Oyster cultivation. Mussel cultivation. Scallop cultivation. Abalone cultivation. Bivalve predators and their control. Criteria for selecting a site for bivalve cultivation. Processing live bivalves for consumption. Glossary. Index.
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As the world's population and the demand for seafood increase, the production of seafood from aquaculture has also seen massive increase and is set to continue. With wild stocks of many molluscan species depleted, aquaculture is firmly recognised as the means now, and for the future, of bridging the gap between the supply and demand of seafood. This important book covers the general biology of bivalves, hatchery culture methods and specific and comprehensive details of the cultivation of many commercially important species, including clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and abalone. Based on the author's extensive experience and hands on research into this subject, Molluscan Shellfish Farming provides essential information for all involved in the culture of molluscs. The book will be particularly useful for aquaculture personnel on working fish farms and in academic research posts. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where aquaculture and biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this book available. Part of this book is based on a Buckland Lecture, sponsored by the Buckland Trustees.
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