International Construction Law Review
BOOKS RECEIVED
We have received the following books which we would like to bring to the attention of readers. They may be reviewed in later issues. Prices are not given since they will depend on how and where the book is sold. Readers can consult the publishers’ websites.
Comparative International Commercial Arbitration
by Professor Julian Lew, Dr Loukas Mistelis and Dr Stefan Kroll. Kluwer Law International, 2003. ISBN 90–411–1568–4.
The authors are members of the faculty of the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary College in the University of London. The work is therefore the product of the highly successful courses conducted by the School for the last 20 years. Its range is likely to make the book of particular value to those involved in the arbitration of construction disputes.
The Arbitration Act 1996
, 3rd edition by Bruce Harris, Rowan Planterose and Jonathan Tecks. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2003. ISBN 1–4061– 1100–3.
This is the latest revision of a well-established and well-regarded work about the Act which applies in England and Wales.
Construction Law Casebook,
Vol 2 by Chow Kok Fong and Philip C F Chan. LexisNexis, Singapore, 2003. ISBN 981–236–265–7.
Both authors are known to readers. Philip Chan’s book Commonwealth Construction Cases: the Singapore Perspective
was reviewed at [2003] ICLR 326.
Quantifying and Managing Disruption Claims
by Hamish Lal. Thomas Telford, London, 2002. ISBN 07277–3165–3.
The author writes on page 505 of this issue.
Procurement Routes for Partnering. A Practical Guide
by Dr Jon Broome. Thomas Telford, London, 2002. ISBN 07277–3136–X.