A handbook that takes into account all facets of construction and architectural law, including important ancillary areas. The interconnections between private and public building law on one hand and business management and technology on the other are explained in a comprehensible manner. Experienced practitioners show the way to legally sound decisions and procedures in daily construction law practice. New in the 7th edition: - Effects of the HOAI reform 2021 - New chapter on insurance law - Important new BGH case law, including on § 2 Para. 3 VOB/B, is incorporated - Overview of planned major BGB reform.

From the contents: - Conclusion of contract - Execution of contract: description of services, claims for supplementary performance, acceptance, liability for defects, securities - Termination of contract: contract termination, settlement, termination, contractual penalty - Construction basics - Basic technical knowledge including VOB/C - Insurance issues in the construction sector - Forms of client and contractor use - Law governing property developers - Construction procedural law including independent proceedings for the taking of evidence, litigation, notices of dispute, joint and several debtor issues, interim injunctions, involvement of experts - Out-of-court settlement of disputes - Construction insolvency law - Construction insurance law - Fundamentals of public procurement law - International construction contract law - Law governing architects and engineers: contract law, liability issues, accounting / HOAI - Public construction law.