Critically discuss :Is contractual liability related to construction claims?

Students must critically answer the question: Is contractual liability related to construction claims?

– Types of liability involved in the UK construction industry (contract and tort);

– The relationship between liability, governmental changes, bankruptcy and global financial crisis;

– Liability towards employees;

– Liability to third parties;

– Design liabilities;

– Disputes involving liabilities.

The essay must be consistently written as follows:

• Introduction with the general topic, aims and objectives, proposed critique and findings;

• Evidence of literature and overall research about the topic. Students must make sure they are not referring to Wikipedia, online blogs and firms’ reports, since these sources are not academic;

• Discussion in which students must bring the core issues and the reason why they should be researched/ discussed/ exposed, and the way the construction industry has historically approached the topic; the discussion must be framed in time and space;

• Present critical analysis of the content;

• Conclusion that summarises all the issues raised in the essay.

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