Law for Project Managers

by David Wright

Overview

Law for Project Managers provides an easily understandable and practical guide to the laws of contract, liability, intellectual property and so on, entirely from the perspective of the project manager. It will enable you to approach projects forewarned and forearmed, able to avoid potential legal problems altogether.

The book covers everything from intellectual property disputes with the client organisation about who actually 'owns' the outcome, to confusion arising during an international project from the different legal systems and their approach to contracts and health and safety problems in the management of contractors. Most importantly, it explains everything in very straightforward terms; legal jargon is either avoided altogether or defined with its relevance to the project manager explained.

In essence, Law for Project Managers is a clear, readable and expert guide on this and many other important legal matters for the practising project manager as well as a supplementary text for post- or undergraduate students studying the commercial aspects of law, contracting and project management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138063853
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/27/2017
Edition description:	New
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Wright is an independent consultant, specialising in project management and engineering. He is an experienced arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator in the process industry and has author and contributed to a number of books, including The Purple Book, the standard guide to the ICHEME conditions of contract.

Table of Contents

PART I: GENERAL

1. The law’s approach

2. The contract

PART II: THE ORIGINS OF LAW

3. Law in the UK

4. European Union law

PART III: CONTRACT LAW

5. How contracts are made

6. The letter of intent

7. The meanings behind the words

8. Lateness specifications and defects

9. The law of breach

PART IV: USING THE LAWYERS

10. Using the professionals

11. Disputes

PART V: LIABILITY LAW

12. Negligence

13. Liability for escapes

PART VI: OTHER TOPICS

14. Intellectual property

15. Forms of security

16. Exporting and importing

Editorial Reviews

Overall, the book is a practical guide to areas of law that are particularly relevant to project managers.' Supply management, April 2005

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