Donald Charrett practices in construction law as an arbitrator, mediator, dispute board member and expert. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he worked as a consulting engineer for over 30 years. He has published widely on legal and engineering subjects, including as the author/joint author/editor of six books on construction law.
"""This text provides helpful context for the roles that all professionals play on a project, and its strength is that it engages with a global audience in its use of case studies and other examples."" - Jaclyn Masters, Principal Lawyer Level Crossing Removal Project, Victoria ""The book achieves the aim of assisting engineers to understand better the role of contracts in their work and their necessary interaction with lawyers and by developing a greater awareness among lawyers of engineers' roles in the successful execution of construction projects."" - John Sharkey AM, Commercial Arbitrator ""This book is that rare thing in an engineer's or construction lawyer's bookshelf. While it is undoubtedly a useful legal reference in any dispute, the perspective and material it contains are also both interesting and enjoyable to read."" - Toby Shnookal QC, Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, Mediator, Facilitator, Adjudicator, Expert Determination Chambers ""This is a book that is not only informative but is also well sourced, comprehensive and consistently easy to read. The case studies are particularly interesting and provide a useful insight into the rights and wrongs on engineering and construction contracts."" - Steven Goldstein, Barrister, Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, Mediator, Dispute Board Member"