Assess how the law of contract and land law are used to sell and lease land and buildings.

Unit 5 Legal & Statutory Responsibilities in Construction - Construction and the Built Environment

Contracts and Law in Construction

Learning Outcome 1: Assess the laws used to ensure that construction sites operate safely and consider adjoining land-users.

Learning Outcome 2: Assess how the law of contract and land law are used to sell and lease land and buildings.

Assignment Brief

You are employed as a trainee for a construction company and have been placed on a secondment at a principal law firm which deals with advising on procurement, drafting and negotiating contracts, on dispute avoidance and dispute resolution.

You have been commissioned by a senior partner to compile produce a presentation and report which considers the laws used to ensure that construction sites operate safely and highlights how the law of contract and land law are used to sell and lease land and buildings.
The purpose of this report is for the law firm to use the report to inform legal undergraduates, who are on placements with the firm, of the principles and techniques used in Construction Law.

Task 1- Presentation

Researching one the large construction projects highlighted below you are to discuss the following:

How does the project operate safely taking adjacent land-users into account, highlighting how the law of trespass and nuisance can be enforced on the project?

In relation to the chosen project, discuss how may the laws of occupiers` liability and vicarious liability apply?

Produce a clear plan for a contractor to manage the legal impacts the project and present a strategy which address the legal and statutory issues associated with the sale of the development.