MacRoberts on Scottish Construction Contracts (PDF)

Provides a guide to the general principles of Scottish law
relevant to construction contracts and the main provisions of the
standard forms of construction contract used in Scotland
including:

* the obligations of employers and contractors

* certification

* payment

* ending a construction contract

* remedies

* subcontracts

* collateral warranties

* insurance

* dispute resolution

* regulatory matters

The new edition has been substantially updated and expanded to
take account of the latest editions of the Scottish Standard
Building Contracts and recent case law. Specific updates have been
driven by the following changes to legislation and standard
contracts

* Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
and the relative Scheme for Construction Contracts

* Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010

* Recognising the significant increase in use of NEC3 standard
forms of contract, references to NEC3 provisions have been
introduced throughout the relevant chapters so that each now covers
the common law, the SBCC provisions and the NEC3 provisions.

It also features new chapters on: litigation; competition; the
Bribery Act 2010; and guarantees and bonds.

From reviews of previous editions:

* 'very approachable and readable... I would
particularly recommend this book to non-legal construction
professionals' - Construction & Engineering
Law

* 'an informative textbook for the practitioner... [a]
significant contribution to knowledge' -
Arbitration

* 'a highly competent... textbook which would be of
value for industry professionals with no legal background'
- Construction Law