Julian Bailey is a partner in the London office of White & Case LLP, practising in the firm's International Arbitration and Construction and Engineering Groups. Julian was Chairman of the Society of Construction Law (UK) (2015-2016), the leading industry body for construction law.He is Adjunct Professor of Law at Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha, and lectures on infrastructure development law as part of the university's J.D. programme. Julian has also acted as a Ph.D examiner for King's College, London.

"The second edition of Construction Law stands upon the shoulders of the giant achievement that was the first, and encourages us to look forward to many further editions which will continue to illuminate our fascinating yet complex area of law. The international construction law community is once more in Julian Bailey’s debt." Matthew Bell, Construction Law International; "Bailey has once again created a practical epic, establishing himself as a virtuoso of construction law on an international scale. The second edition, like the first, is a friend to construction law, written as a guide to the field’s ins-and-outs and a tool to navigate its halls. I have full confidence in recommending this text to any practitioner or student in need of a comprehensive and authoritative collection of all things construction related." Professor Doug S Jones AO, International Construction Law Review; "The writing is efficient and pellucid…every section covers its scope with the right amount of detail, neither leaving the reader hungry for more, nor sedated by incursions into unnecessary detail."Stephen A. Hess, Construction Lawyer; "…outstanding…Wherever one looks, the completeness of coverage and case citation stands out as does the clarity of the exposition. Practitioners need this…this is a true practitioner’s work in an area where much law is made and practised here and overseas." Richard Wilmot-Smith QC, Law Quarterly Review; "Now in its second edition - eagerly anticipated by the legal profession internationally- Construction Law is firmly established as a classic. Indeed, it is one of the finest works in any branch of English or Australian commercial law published in the past half century.; Construction Law is a magisterial work. It is impossible to praise it too highly. The author has distilled principles from an enormous body of case law...and covered the breadth of construction law with great skill and clarity. One can only marvel at the author's extraordinary achievement." Michael Christie SC, Building and Construction Law Journal

• Volume ITable of contents xiForeword to the first edition Preface to the third editionPreface to the second edition Preface to the first edition Table of abbreviations Table of cases Table of arbitration awards Table of statutes Table of statutory instruments CHAPTER 1 THE LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL FRAMEWORKS 1CHAPTER 2 CONTRACT FORMATION 47CHAPTER 3 CONTRACT TERMS 127CHAPTER 4 PROCUREMENT 253CHAPTER 5 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 345IndexVolume IIVolume contents xiCHAPTER 6 PRICE AND PAYMENT 437CHAPTER 7 VARIATIONS 661CHAPTER 8 THE SITE 695CHAPTER 9 BREACH OF CONTRACT AND TERMINATION 773CHAPTER 10 NEGLIGENCE 857 CHAPTER 11 TIME 961 CHAPTER 12 SECURITY FOR PERFORMANCE 1057 CHAPTER 13 DAMAGES 1143 CHAPTER 14 DEFECTS 1275 Index Volume III Volume contents xi CHAPTER 15 CONSULTANTS 1357 CHAPTER 16 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1379 CHAPTER 17 INSURANCE 1401 CHAPTER 18 STATUTORY REGULATION OF WORK 1435 CHAPTER 19 HOME BUILDING CONTRACTS 1469 CHAPTER 20 SUBCONTRACTS, ASSIGNMENT, NOVATION, WAIVER AND ESTOPPEL 1531 CHAPTER 21 EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY 1581 CHAPTER 22 BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY 1655 CHAPTER 23 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 1689 CHAPTER 24 STATUTORY ADJUDICATION 1733 CHAPTER 25 ARBITRATION 1977 CHAPTER 26 LITIGATION 2121 Index