ABSTRACT

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.

part I|13 pages

General

chapter 1|5 pages

The law’s approach

chapter 2|6 pages

The contract

part II|16 pages

The origins of law

chapter 3|6 pages

Law in the UK

chapter 4|8 pages

European Union law

part III|51 pages

Contract law

chapter 5|13 pages

How contracts are made

chapter 6|6 pages

The letter of intent

chapter 7|10 pages

The meanings behind the words

chapter 8|14 pages

Lateness, specifications and defects

chapter 9|6 pages

The law of breach

part IV|16 pages

Involving the experts

chapter 10|5 pages

Using the professionals

chapter 11|9 pages

Disputes

part V|16 pages

Liability law

chapter 12|10 pages

Negligence

chapter 13|4 pages

Liability for escapes

part VI|19 pages

Other topics

chapter 14|8 pages

Intellectual property

chapter 15|3 pages

Forms of security

chapter 16|6 pages

Exporting and importing