QSB 4414 Construction Law

Construction Law is major module for students that take quantity surveying course. This module stands up of 4 credit hours and it’s taught by Sr.Eddie Lim. This module is basically about law in construction industry.

Module Learning Outcomes

This module help me to understand the general principles on the formation of a contract and remedies in the event of breach. Besides that, understanding the roles and liabilities of architects, quantity surveyors and other professionals in relation to professional negligence and the use of collateral contract is taught in this module. In addition, laws relating to payments, contractual claims and interpretation rules of ambiguity found in documents were also taught by Sr Eddie during lecture time. Through this module, it help me to understand more on the laws relating to land and construction industry with regards to National Land Code, Street, Drainage and Building Act, Uniform Building By-Law, Strata Title Act, etc. i would also appreciate the principles and procedures of litigation, arbitration, adjudication and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) stated by the Malaysian Government and Standard Form of Contract throughout this module.

Syllabus

C1-Building Contracts – General Principles & Formation of Contract

C2-The Standard Form of Building Contract

C3-Collateral Contracts

C4-Dispute Resolution – Litigation/Arbitration/Adjudication/Mediation

C5-Written Documents 

C6-Obligations of parties & QS consultancy agreement

C7- Breach of Contract – Remedies 

C8-Contractual Claims

C9- Tort – Negligence Claims

C10-Law relating to payments

C11- Laws relating to land – National Land Code

C12- Construction Statutes - UBBL