Legal, Regulatory and Statutory Compliance

This book provides building-owners, managers, individual leaseholders, mortgage-lenders, landlords, and anyone involved in the purchase or sale of a flat situated within a multi-occupied block, with practical, yet comprehensive information regarding the subject of fire safety and the associated responsibilities, obligations and rights.

Arbitration is a legal dispute resolution mechanism, alternative to courts. This book explains what arbitration is, how it works, what parties who have agreed to go to arbitration should expect, the relationship between arbitration and the law, and the politics of arbitration. It also considers where the global system of arbitration is headed.

Drawing on a combined forty years of experience in construction law, the authors provide invaluable guidance for employers and contractors on the adjudication process.

A Practical Guide to Permitted Changes of Use is the only up to date, comprehensive practical guide to permitted changes of use. This Third Edition of the book has been completely revised to reflect further legislative changes and developing practice in the handling of prior approval applications under the various Classes of Parts 3 and 4.

First published in 1992, the Fire Prevention on Construction Sites – Joint Code of Practice has just released its 10th Edition. The revised Code reflects the changes in standards, practice and use of modern materials with construction practices.

This is the most widely used reference on the law for practising architects and the established textbook on law for architectural students. The tenth edition features all the latest developments in the law which affect an architect's work.

The definitive reference guide to legal issues for architects and students. Covering key legal principles, it helps you to quickly understand the law and explains the most important issues facing architects. A book no architect should be without.