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Legal Reminders for Architects

  • 1st Edition - June 1, 1988
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Elizabeth Phillips, Meyricke Serjeantson
  • Language: English

Legal Reminders for Architects provides a basic introduction to the range of legislation which encompasses all planning and building work in England and Wales. The book contains… Read more

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Description

Legal Reminders for Architects provides a basic introduction to the range of legislation which encompasses all planning and building work in England and Wales. The book contains a summary of each law that may affect an architect, and where appropriate, suggestions for a suitable procedure to follow. It also explains less well known terms in planning, building, and employment. The text is organized into 19 chapters, which elucidates the legislation on such aspects as town and country planning, site appraisal, building control, and health and safety. The laws governing the conduct of businesses and partnerships, the employment protection law, and building regulations are elaborated as well. This book is intended for use by architects and architectural students.

Table of contents

ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: The LawChapter 1 Town and Country PlanningChapter 2 Development ControlChapter 3 Compulsory PurchaseChapter 4 HighwaysChapter 5 Site AppraisalChapter 6 Public HealthChapter 7 Building ControlChapter 8 Environmental ControlChapter 9 Health and SafetyChapter 10 HousingChapter 11 Building TypesChapter 12 On the SiteChapter 13 In the OfficeChapter 14 Employment Law: an IntroductionChapter 15 Employment: Staff and their Conditions of EmploymentChapter 16 Employment: Payment and BenefitsChapter 17 Employment: DiscriminationChapter 18 Employment: DismissalChapter 19 Employment: Industrial TribunalsTable of StatutesTable of Statutory InstrumentsSelected BibliographyIndex

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 26, 2014
  • Language: English

About the author

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Elizabeth Phillips

Affiliations and expertise
John A. Oates Chair in Clinical Research Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Pharmacology Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee USA

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