Avoiding Claims in Building Design : Risk Management in Practice /

The chance of being claimed against is now a major risk factor for every building designer, engineer, quantity surveyor and project manager. Apart from the cases that go to court, many other claims are settled before they reach that stage. The cost of insurance to meet claims is now a substantial co...

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Main Author: Taylor, Malcolm, 1929-, author 635675
Format: text
Language:eng
Published: Oxford, England ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2000
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Summary:The chance of being claimed against is now a major risk factor for every building designer, engineer, quantity surveyor and project manager. Apart from the cases that go to court, many other claims are settled before they reach that stage. The cost of insurance to meet claims is now a substantial component of every practice's overheads. Sensible risk management can identify the potential sources of claims, reduce their likelihood, warn of impending trouble and control how the claim is to be defended.