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PREFACE:

The aim of this book remains to provide within the compass of a single volume a statement of the law relevant to an architect in practice.

No one lawyer could write with authority about so many different aspects of the law. Each chapter is contributed by an expert in the particular field.

 Our authors come from a range of backgrounds – barristers, solicitors and architects.The book covers the law of the whole of Britain.

 In space terms the law of England and Wales occupies pride of place. But Scots law is also covered in respect of the many areas of law where it is different: 

I am grateful to Angus Stewart QC, of the Scots Bar, who has advised me as to Scottish authors.

 In a growing number of fields the law is the same throughout Britain by reason either of Westminster statutes or of EU directives.

This  book is not intended to turn architects into fully fledged legal advisers. 

What we hope is that it will identify for architects the legal issues affecting their work, and alert them to the circumstances in which legal advice is necessary.

 Unrealistic as many of us may consider the law’s standard to be, the hard reality is that judges expect architects either to know a good deal of law themselves, or else regularly to call on legal advice.

 In Rupert Morgan v Jervis(2003) the Court of Appeal held that an architect might commit a negligent breach of duty if he failed to inform a client when a Construction Act withholding notice was needed.

Information provided in this document its provided ‘ as is ’ without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. 

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and conformance to standards accepted at the time of publication. The reader is advised to research other sources of information on these topics.