Charlson, J and Oduoza, C (2014) Legal risk identification for SMEs in the construction industry. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (eds.) Proceedings of 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK.
Abstract
This research contributes to a European Union (EU) funded project "Risk Management Software System for SMEs in the Construction Industry (RiMaCon)." The aim was to identify relevant legal risks with a view to manage them. A critical literature review was undertaken and the themes that emerged included procurement, building information modelling, building regulation and construction contract issues including delay, claims and dispute resolution. A case study approach was adopted as the researcher benefitted from a secondment to an SME contractor in Italy where pilot interviews were undertaken. The paper concludes that the literature review seems to have identified legal risks relevant to construction SMEs which will be investigated further.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building regulation; contract law; dispute resolution; procurement; risk |
| Index terms: | resolution, construction industry, construction contract, Italy, risk management, dispute, literature review, European Union, risk identification, interview, building regulation, building information modelling, contract law, case study |
| Subjects: | data analysis and analytics, risk assessment, data collection methods, contract type, dispute resolution, conflict resolution, regulatory law, industry analysis, information systems, physical geography and landforms, contract law, Geography, financial risk |
| Topics: | Legal Issues, Digital Applications, Procurement, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Cost Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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