Why Construction Contracts Go Wrong (or an Aetiological Approach to Construction Disputes)

Peter Fenn

April 2002

A paper given at a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in Derbyshire
on 5th March 2002.

Peter Fenn considers the lack of evidence that is apparent in any discussion
of construction disputes, and discusses the absence of an empirical base
to the study of disputes. He proposes that the lack of an empirical base
means that there has been little scientific consideration of the issues
of understanding, explanation or prediction of construction disputes.

Introduction - The Problem - An explanation for the lack
of evidence - The literature on why construction contracts go wrong
- A proposal - Conclusion.

The author: Peter Fenn BSc, Phd, FICS, FCIArb is a Senior Lecturer at
the Manchester Centre for Civil and Construction Engineering, University
of Manchester Institute of Science and Engineering.

Text 9 pages.

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