Studies in European Construction Law

Preface vii

The European Society of Construction Law
The work of ESCL 2
ESCL published work 2
Studies in European Construction Law: the questions 3
Studies in European Construction Law: the national contributions 7
Studies in European Construction Law: editing 7

The Netherlands
General questions 13
Topics 17
1 General obligations of the employer 17
2 General obligations of the contractor 20
3 Duty to warn 24
4 Liquidated damages 29
5 Liability before and after handover 33
6 Payment 38
7 Delay and disruption 42
8 Damages 46
9 Subcontracting 54
10 Subsoil conditions 62
11 Dispute resolution 64
12 Insurance 71

Belgium
General questions 83
Topics 87
1 General obligations of the employer 87
2 General obligations of the contractor 89
3 Duty to warn 91
4 Liquidated damages 96
5 Liability before and after handover 99
6 Payment 102
7 Delay and disruption 104
8 Damages 115
9 Subcontracting 130
10 Subsoil conditions 137
11 Dispute resolution 139
12 Insurance 147

Denmark
General questions 157
Topics 161
1 General obligations of the employer 161
2 General obligations of the contractor 163
3 Duty to warn 166
4 Liquidated damages 169
5 Liability before and after handover 173
6 Payment 177
7 Delay and disruption 180
8 Damages 183
9 Subcontracting 190
10 Subsoil conditions 194
11 Dispute resolution 195
12 Insurance 199

France
General questions 207
Topics 209
1 General obligations of the employer 209
2 General obligations of the contractor 210
3 Duty to warn 212
4 Liquidated damages 216
5 Liability before and after handover 219
6 Payment 223
7 Delay and disruption 226
8 Damages 229
9 Subcontracting 234
10 Subsoil conditions 240
11 Dispute resolution 242
12 Insurance 251

Germany
General questions 261
Topics 267
1 General obligations of the employer 267
2 General obligations of the contractor 272
3 Duty to warn 276
4 Liquidated damages 282
5 Liability Before And After Handover 287
6 Payment 291
7 Delay and disruption 295
8 Damages 300
9 Subcontracting 308
10 Subsoil conditions 315
11 Dispute resolution 317
12 Insurance 323
Appendix 327
Table of abbreviations 333

Greece
General questions 339
Topics 345
1 General obligations of the employer 345
2 General obligations of the contractor 348
3 Duty to warn 353
4 Liquidated damages 357
5 Liability before and after handover 360
6 Payment 363
7 Delay and disruption 364
8 Damages 371
9 Subcontracting 377
10 Subsoil conditions 384
11 Dispute resolution 388
12 Insurance 399

Italy
General questions 405
Topics 409
1 General obligations of the employer 409
2 General obligations of the contractor 411
3 Duty to warn 415
4 Liquidated damages 420
5 Liability before and after handover 422
6 Payment 426
7 Delay and disruption 431
8 Damages 438
9 Subcontracting 444
10 Subsoil conditions 449
11 Dispute resolution 452
12 Insurance 458

Romania
General questions 467
Topics 471
1 General obligations of the employer 471
2 General obligations of the contractor 472
3 Duty to warn 474
4 Liquidated damages 477
5 Liability before and after handover 481
6 Payment 484
7 Delay and disruption 487
8 Damages 489
9 Subcontracting 493
10 Subsoil conditions 500
11 Dispute resolution 501
12 Insurance 505

Slovak Republic
General questions 513
Topics 517
1 General obligations of the employer 517
2 General obligations of the contractor 518
3 Duty to warn 521
4 Liquidated damages 524
5 Liability before and after handover 526
6 Payment 530
7 Delay and disruption 533
8 Damages 536
9 Subcontracting 540
10 Subsoilconditions 544
11 Dispute resolution 545
12 Insurance 550

Sweden
General questions 559
Topics 563
1 General obligations of the employer 563
2 General obligations of the contractor 565
3 Duty to warn 568
4 Liquidated damages 572
5 Liability before and after handover 574
6 Payment 578
7 Delay and disruption 580
8 Damages 584
9 Subcontracting 592
10 Subsoil conditions 598
11 Dispute resolution 602
12 Insurance 609
Appendix 613

Switzerland
General questions 619
Topics 623
1 General obligations of the employer 623
2 General obligations of the contractor 625
3 Duty to warn 628
4 Liquidated damages 633
5 Liability before and after takeover 637
6 Payment 642
7 Delay and disruption 645
8 Damages 649
9 Subcontracting 656
10 Subsoil conditions 663
11 Dispute resolution 665
12 Insurance 671
Appendix 675

United Kingdom
General questions 681
Topics 689
1 General obligations of the employer 689
2 General obligations of the contractor 691
3 Duty to warn 695
4 Liquidated damages 702
5 Liability before and after handover 708
6 Payment 711
7 Delay and disruption 715
8 Damages 726
9 Subcontracting 736
10 Subsoil conditions 746
11 Dispute resolution 747
12 Insurance 757
Abbreviations 763

Biographical notes 765