Construction Insolvency

- Provides commentary and critical analysis on the principles of law behind construction insolvency
- Gives guidance on how to deal with the aftermath of formal insolvency, including an analysis of the available procurement routes for a completion contract against the growing case law
- Describes the security devices available as protection against insolvency and how they interact and support one another
- Provides comprehensive coverage of case law across the UK and common law jurisdictions and across related legal disciplines
- Includes a case study by Neil Burton on the role of an insolvency surveyor in appraising a contractors' ongoing contracts with worked examples
- Explores the interface with other areas of law where appropriate such as equity, property, disputes, and directors' liability
- Includes 26 graphs, charts and diagrams to support the written text and a glossary of relevant terms
- Sets the principles within the complicated contractual relationships of the construction industry
- Includes detailed analysis of technical areas such as assignment, novation, trust, set-off, bonds and guarantee
- Discusses how insolvency commonly arises in the construction industry
- Considers formal and informal insolvency - and deals with insolvency claims
- Looks at adjudication, and the relationship between adjudication and insolvency enforcement procedures
- Covers directors and employees involved in construction insolvencies

New to the 5th Edition:
- The impact of insolvency law on the project bank account
- The statutory construction trust recommended by the Collins Report (NSW)
- The effect of cases from the financial sector on the termination of a construction contract