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The following titles relate to regulations and standards, and are available to buy from RIBA Bookshops.

CDM Regulations 2007 Procedures Manual

The Construction Design and Management or CDM Regulations require all those involved in construction to adopt an integrated approach to health and safety management. This Procedures Manual provides a documentation system for compliance with the statutory requirements. It has been thoroughly revised to take account of major changes to the CDM Regulations 2007, as well as new revised Approval Code of Practice.

A Practical Approach to Planning Law

Despite repeated attempts in recent years to simplify the planning system, planning law has continued to be so complex that practitioners and students alike have found it difficult to disentangle the complicated issues and principles involved. The tenth edition of Victor Moore's popular and accessible book aims to remove the mystery and difficulty which planning law presents to so many people.

This new edition contains expanded coverage of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, exploring the implementation of what is arguably the most significant planning legislation since the present system of planning control was introduced by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. The Act replaced much of the old planning regime, giving central government a larger say over planning decisions. In particular, in place of the development plan system that was in place, it introduced the concept of a Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for each region in the country and Development Plan Documents. This means that local planning authorities will be denied the opportunity they may once have had to avoid complying with central government targets (e.g. those aimed at new house building in their area). Regional Planning Bodies are charged with keeping the RSS under review and to ensure compliance with its terms.

The book includes the most important cases that have occurred since the publication of the ninth edition in 2005, and in particular the cases decided under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The book also considers the impact that the Human Rights Act 1998 has had on overall planning strategy as well as on local development plans, including those decisions based on Article 8 (Right to Respect for Privacy and Family Life). It also looks forward to the changes to the planning system suggested in the White Paper, Planning for a Sustainable Future.

Chern on Dispute Boards

This book provides a detailed, practical explanation as to how dispute boards work in construction contracts. Traditional methods of dispute resolution focus on resolving a dispute once it has arisen. In the case of a dispute board, a panel of impartial members is appointed at the outset of the contract with the aim of monitoring its progress, resolving disputes as they arise and providing a forum for discussing difficult matters.

Dispute boards are now mandatory in all FIDIC and World Bank contracts, as well as for other development bank funding of infrastructure projects worldwide. They also form part of the ICC contract and are expected to be used on projects relating to the UK Olympic Games. This book will examine the following: how a dispute board works, insider knowledge of board operations, key documents to run a dispute board, the law (worldwide) on the subject, forms of practice and procedure, sample documents, and in depth analysis of dispute boards law and practice.

Case in Point - Construction Claims

This highly practical casebook on construction claims brings some welcome clarity to this complex area and is a must for practitioners. Based on summaries of construction claims cases and highlighted by the authors' expert commentary, topics covered include: payment claims, including how these are affected by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, the certification processes governing the majority of building contracts, variation claims, questions of delay and disruption, extensions of time and completion, and typical claims brought by employers regarding liquidated damages, termination and repudiatory breach, with details of what the consequences may be if a contract has not been terminated lawfully.

This is the latest addition to this popular series of concise, practical guides that get straight to the key issues in a refreshingly jargon-free style.

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