Law and the Built Environment
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Complete textbook on construction, real estate, and property management law with extensive coverage of specialist areas of the built environment
Law and the Built Environment is a core textbook for all students undertaking compulsory law modules in construction, real estate, and property management programs of study. Key principles of English law are placed in their relevant professional context and clearly explained. The book also covers specialist areas of built environment professional practice such as health and safety, rent review, dilapidations, and lease renewals.
This Second Edition has been revised and updated by practicing lawyers and lecturers with many years of teaching experience in their areas of expertise. The text has been substantially rewritten to bring all chapters up to date. New chapters cover civil procedures for anti-social behavior, construction law practice, and alternative dispute resolution. Other chapters with significant updates include those pertaining to construction payment, negligence and nuisance, ownership and co-ownership of land, third party rights in land, removal of tenants' fixtures as a landlord, and water pollution and contaminated land in the public domain.
Law and the Built Environment provides in-depth information on:
- Law of contract, covering representations, terms, agreements, considerations, illegality, and contract conclusions
- Public law, covering substantive and procedural grounds, time limits, prerogative remedies, injunction, and building control process and body
- Dispute resolutions, covering causes of disputes, pre-action protocols, costs, enforcement and appeals, and pros and cons of litigation
- Law of torts, covering occupier liability, lawful visitors, trespassers, defamation, and the Latent Damage Act of 1986
Law and the Built Environment is an excellent resource on the subject that caters primarily to students studying built environment subjects at the bachelor's level. It is also highly suitable for students at the HNC and HND levels, those undertaking professional examinations, and as introductory reading for master's students.
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DR JILL ST GEORGE is a law lecturer at the Open University, UK. Jill's teaching specialism is land law, having been responsible for course creation, updates, teaching and assessment of land law at numerous institutions and published in areas including TOLATA and residential conveyancing.
KATE ELLIS is a Senior Lecturer in construction law at London South Bank University in the School of Construction Property and Surveying. She has been teaching law to post graduate and undergraduate construction students since January 2012 and thus has an in depth understanding of the application of law in the construction industry and the requirements of students. Kate was Called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn in July 2008 and has worked as a lawyer in Guernsey where she specialised in property conveyancing. Kate is currently a PhD candidate researching construction industry culture from an inclusivity perspective.
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Table of Cases
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AB v South West Water Services [1993] 1 All ER 609, 169
Abbey National Mortgages plc v Key Surveyors Nationwide Ltd [1996] 1 WLR 1534, 145
Acsim (Southern) Ltd v Danish Contracting Ltd 1989 WL 1720281, 120
Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681, 51
Addie v Dumbreck [1929] AC 358, 155
Addis v Gramophone Co Ltd [1909] AC 488, 82
Addiscombe Garden Estates Ltd v Crabbe [1958] 1 QB 513, 274
AG Securities v Vaughan [1990] 1 AC 417, 245
Airport Industrial GP Ltd v Heathrow Airport Ltd [2015] EWHC 3753 (Ch), 268
Aldin v Latimer, Clark, Muirhead [1894] 2 Ch 437, 251
Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects Ltd v Tilebox Ltd [2005] EWHC 281, 125, 126
Allen v Gulf Refining [1981] AC 1001, 167
Amalgamated Investment and Property Co v John Walker [1977] 1 WLR 164, 77
Amersi v British Broadcasting Corpn [2024] EWHC 774 (KB), 185
AMF International v Magnet Bowling Ltd [1968] 1 WLR 1028, 152
Anchor Brewhouse Developments Ltd v Berkley House [Docklands Developments] Ltd [1987] 38 BLR 82, 179
Anchor Hanover Group v Cox [2023] UKUT 14 (LC), 257
Anderson v Bryan [2000] Unreported CA, 178
Anns v Merton LBC [1978] AC 728, 138, 159
Antoniades v Villiers [1990] 1 AC 417, 245
Applegate v Moss [1971] 1 QB 406, 84
Arenson v Casson, Beckman, Rutley & Co [1977] AC 405, 140
Armory v Delamirie (1721) 1 Strat 505, 182
Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company Ltd [2024] UKSC 6, 141, 147
Arthur v Anker [1997] QB 564, 181
Ashworth Frazer Ltd v Gloucester City Council [2002] 1 All ER 377, 262
Aslan v Murphy [1990] 1 WLR 766, 245
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223, 280
Attia v British Gas [1987] 3 All ER 455, 150
Attorney General v Corke [1933] Ch 89, 174
Attorney General v PYA Quarries [1957] 1 All ER 894, 169
Attorney General of Hong Kong v Ng Yuen Shiu [1983] 2 All ER 346, 282
Attorney General of Ontario v Orange Productions Ltd [1971] DLR 257, 169
Aurum Investments Ltd v Avonforce Ltd (in Liquidation) and others [2000] 2 All ER 385, 107
Austerberry v Oldham Corporation (1885) 29 Ch D 750, 234
Austin v Culpeper (1683) Skin 123, 185
Axa Insurance Limited v Akther & Derby [2009] EWCA Civ 1166, 142
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B Hargreaves Ltd v Action 2000 Ltd [1993] BCLC 1111, 36 ConLR 74, 62 BLR 72, [1992] CILL 720, 119
Baird Textiles Holdings Ltd v Marks and Spencer plc [2001] EWCA Civ 274, 54
Balfour Beatty v Grove Developments [2016] EWCA Civ 990, 118
Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd v Mayor and Burgesses of London Borough of Lambeth [2002] EWHC 597 (TCC), 323
Ball v Ray (1873) LR 8 Ch App 467, 164
Bank of New York Mellon (International) Ltd v Cine-UK Ltd [2021] EWHC 1013, 78
Banks v Cadwalladr [2023] EWCA Civ 219, 186
Barber v Somerset County Council [2004] UKHL 13, 192
Barkway v South Wales Transport Co [1950] 1 All ER 392, 149
Barry v Heathcote Ball & Co (Commercial Auctions) Limited (2000) The Times, 31 August (CA), 49
Bates v Donaldson [1896] 2 QB 241, 262
Bath and NE Somerset District Council v Mowlem plc [2004] BLR 153 and 100 Con LR 1 CA, 85
Bath & North East Somerset District Council v Mowlem Plc [2004] EWCA Civ 115, 122
Baxall Securities Ltd v Sheard Walshaw Partnership [2002] EWCA Civ 09, 148
BDW Trading Ltd v URS Corporation Ltd [2024] 2 All ER 118, 142
Beattie Passive Norse Ltd and another v Canham Consulting Ltd [2021] 196 ConLR 85, 141, 146
Beaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v Gilbert-Ash NI Ltd (1998) 88 BLR 1, 115
Benedetti v Sawiris [2013] UKSC 50, [2014] AC 938, 10, 74
Benjamin v Storr (1874) LR 9 CP 400, 171
Bennett (Construction) Limited v CIMC MBS Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 1515, 96
Bennett (Construction) Limited v CIMC MBS Limited (formerly Verbus Systems Ltd) [2019] EWCA Civ 1515, 117
Berkley v Poulett [1977] 1 EGLR 86, 200
Bernstein v Skyviews and General Ltd [1978] QB 479, 199
Bernstein v Skyviews etc Ltd [1977] 2 All ER 902, 179
Bickmore v Dimmer [1903] 1 Ch 158, 259
Biggs v Hoddinott [1898] 2 Ch 307, 230
Bisset v Wilkinson [1927] AC 177, 67
BL Holding Ltd v Robert J Wood & Partners [1979] 12 BLR 1, 113
Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club Ltd v Blackpool Borough Council [1990] 3 All ER 25, 48, 102
Blake and others v Fox [2022] 4 WLR 77, 184
Bloor Construction (UK) Ltd v Bowmer & Kirkland (London) Ltd [2000] BLR 314, 322
Blue Circle Industries Plc v Holland Dredging Company (UK) Ltd (1987) 37 BLR 40, 127
Blue Manchester Ltd v North West Ground Rents Ltd [2019] EWHC 242 (TCC), 268
Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Co [1843-60] All ER Rep 478, 143
Bocardo SA v S & M Hotels Ltd [1980] 1 WLR 17, 264
Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 2 All ER 118, 143
Bole v Huntsbuild [2009] EWHC 483 (TCC), 131
Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority [1997] UKHL 46, 145
Bolton v Mahadeva [1972] 2 All ER 1322, 73
Bolton v Stone [1951] AC 850, 143
Bonnick v Morris [2002] UKPC 31, 188
Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] 1 All ER 615, 190
Boulton v Jones (1857) 6 WR 107, 48
Bourhill v Young [1943] AC 92, 139
Bouygues UK Limited v Dahl-Jensen UK Limited [2000] 2 TCLR 308, 322
Box v Jubb (1876) 4 Ex D 76, 177
BP Properties Ltd v Buckler (1987) 55 P & CR 337, 212
Brickfield Properties Ltd v Newton [1971] 3 All ER 328, 113
Brilliant v Michaels [1945] 1 All ER 121, 246
British Anzani (Felixstowe) Ltd v International Marine Management (UK) Ltd [1980] QB 137, 269
British Bakeries (Midlands) Ltd v Michael Tester & Co Ltd [1986] 1 EGLR 64, 262
British Oxygen Company v Board of Trade [1971] AC 610, 280
British Railways Board v Herrington [1972] AC 877, 156
British Steel Corp v Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co Ltd [1984] 1 All ER 504, 53
Brogden v Metropolitan Railway Co [1877] 2 App Cas 666, 51
Brooks and Burton v DOE [1977] 1 WLR 1094, 291
Browne v Flower [1911] 1 Ch 219, 222, 250
Buckinghamshire County Council v Moran [1989] 2 All ER 225, 214, 215
Buckland v Butterfield (1820) 2 Brod & Bing 54, 200
Butler Machine Tool Co Ltd v ExCell-O Corporation (England) Ltd [1979] 1 All ER 965, 50
Byrne v Dean [1937] 1 KB 818, 185
Byrne v Van Tienhoven (1880) C P D 344, 49
C
Cambridge Water v Eastern Counties Leather [1994] 2 WLR 53, 162, 175
Cantrell v Wright & Fuller Ltd [2003] BLR 412, 115
Caparo Industries v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605, 139
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company [1893] 1 QB 256, 46
Carillion Construction Limited v Devonport Royal Dockyard [2005] EWCA Civ 1358, 323, 324
Carstairs v Taylor (1871) LR 6 Exch 217, 176
Cartledge v Joplin [1963] AC 758, 142, 159
Case de Libellis Famosis (1605) 5 Co Rep 125a, 185
Castle v St Augustine's Links [1922] 38 TLR 615, 169
Cattle v Stockton Water Works (1875) LR 10 QB 453, 141
Cavendish Square Holdings BV v Talal El Makdessi; Parkingeye LTD v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67, 125, 126
CCSU v Minister for Civil Service [1985] AC 374, 280
Central Estates (Belgravia) v Woolgar [1972] 1 QB 48, 266
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd [1947] KB 130, 131, 57
Chadwick v British Railways Board [1967] 1 WLR 912, 150
Chaffe v Kingsley (2000) 79 P & CR 404, 221
Chappell Co Ltd v Nestle Ltd Co [1987] AC 87, 55
Chapelton v Barry UDC [1949] 1 KB 532, 69
Chaproniere v Mason (1905) 21 TLR 633, 149
Charing Cross Electric Supply Co v Hydraulic Power Co [1914] 3 KB 772, 174
Charleston v News Group Newspapers [1995] 2 All ER 315,...
