Architect's Legal Handbook

The Law for Architects

Anthony Speaight KC (Pump Court, UK), Matthew Thorne (Pump Court, UK)

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Routledge
16 April 2025

Architecture: professional practice; Civil procedure, litigation & dispute resolution; Company law; Construction & engineering law; Building construction & materials

Celebrating 50 years since it was first published, the Architect’s Legal Handbook has been the most widely used reference on the law for practicing architects, and the established textbook on law for architectural students.

Since the last edition of this book in 2021, unprecedented change has occurred in the construction sector. The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union has ushered in changes to legislation in a wide range of areas. The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017 and the deficiencies in design, construction, and regulation within the sector that were revealed as a result have given rise to major changes in the way projects are now carried out. An overhaul of the Building Regulations and the creation of a new Building Safety Regulator are only some of the ways in which the landscape has changed.

This eleventh edition features all the latest developments in the law which affect an architect’s work, as well as providing comprehensive coverage of relevant UK law topics. Key highlights of this edition include:

A new chapter has been added to cover the statutory framework for building safety (Chapter 9), which is complemented by a wholly updated chapter on construction regulation in England and Wales (Chapter 10) The chapter on public procurement law (Chapter 14) has also been entirely rewritten to focus on the Public Procurement Act 2023 and related regulations, following Brexit New suites of standard contract forms have, since the last edition, been issued. These have seen substantial changes with chapters on JCT 2024 (Chapter 18) and the latest NEC4 forms (Chapter 19), together with wider updates to the chapters on FIDIC (Chapter 20) and other forms of contract (Chapter 21) A revised chapter on architects’ contracts with clients covering the RIBA Professional Services Contract 2024 (Chapter 37) A new section on novations in the chapter on the English Law of Contract (Chapter 2)

The Architect’s Legal Handbook is the essential legal reference work for all architects and students of architecture.

Edited by: Anthony Speaight KC (Pump Court UK), Matthew Thorne (Pump Court, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 11th edition
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 810g
ISBN: 9781032830674
ISBN 10: 1032830670
Pages: 422
Publication Date: 16 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part A: General principles of law 1. Introduction to English law 2. The English law of contract 3. The English Law of Tort 4. English Land Law 5. Introduction to Scots Law 6. Scots Land Law Part B: Statutory framework 7. Statutory authorities in England and Wales 8. Statutory authorities in Scotland 9. Statutory Framework for Building Safety 10. Building Regulation in England and Wales 11. Building Regulations in Scotland 12. Planning law in England and Wales 13. Planning law in Scotland 14. Public procurement law 15. Party walls 16. Health and Safety law affecting architects Part C: Building contracts 17. Introduction to procurement methods in construction 18. The JCT Standard Building Contract 19. The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract, Professional Services Contract and related Architects’ forms 20. The FIDIC contract 21. Other standard forms of building contract 22. Contractor and sub-contractor collateral warranties and third party rights 23. The Construction Act Payment Rules Part D: Building dispute resolution 24. Introduction to dispute resolution and litigation 25. Adjudication 26. Arbitration 27. International arbitration 28. Mediation 29. Building dispute resolution in Scotland Part E: The architect in practice 30. Architects’ registration 31. Professional conduct of architects 32. Professional disciplinary proceedings 33. Architects’ liability 34. Architects’ professional indemnity insurance 35. Copyright and design protection 36. Data protection 37. Architects’ contracts with clients 38. Architects’ collateral warranties

Anthony Speaight KC – Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Surrey. Barrister. Bencher of Middle Temple. His publications include The Law of Defective Premises (co-author) and the Butterworths Professional Negligence Service (contributor). He is a past member of the Council of the Society of Construction Law, past chairman of the editorial board of Counsel, Journal of the Bar of England & Wales, and past chairman of the Bar Council’s Access to the Bar Committee. He acts as a supervisor of dissertations at the King’s College London Centre of Construction Law. He is a trained mediator. Matthew Thorne, FCIArb – Barrister in practice at 4 Pump Court, Temple, London, and member of Inner Temple. He is recommended as ‘leading junior’ in the Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and Who’s Who Legal. Formerly chairman of Junior TECBAR, he is a member of the Society of Construction Law, Professional Negligence Bar Association, the Commercial Bar Association, and the Technology and Construction Bar Association (of which he has been a committee member). He has been a co-author of LexisPSL Adjudication and is the author of Becoming a Barrister. He is an adjudicator accredited with CIArb, TECBAR, CIC, and UK Adjudicators.

Reviews for Architect's Legal Handbook: The Law for Architects

Praise for previous editions ""Probably the most important legal book for architects."" Architect’s Journal ""A must for every practice. A handbook that should be readily accessible to every responsible architect."" Architect and Surveyor ""This popular reference book for both practitioners and students has been prepared by a team of eminent contributors and encompasses the general principles of law, building contracts, statutory rights and the architect in practice."" The ASI Journal ""The Architect’s Legal Handbook serves to make us aware of those areas in which the law overlaps with architectural practice and all the more easily avoid those pitfalls that trap the unwary. As a combination legal primer and security blanket this is an essential purchase for both Part III candidates and architects alike."" Peter Robinson, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland journal (RIAS) ""… the standard text of choice for architectural students and practitioners alike … I welcome this latest edition as a valuable source for architects in practice.""Mrs Justice O’Farrell DBE, Judge in Charge, Technology and Construction Court Praise for the eleventh edition ""...the Architect’s Legal Handbook continues to provide a highly accessible and clear compendium of law for the architect which it has done for the last 50 years."" Mr Justice David Waksman, Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court and a judge of the Commercial and Planning Courts