Professor John Uff CBE, QC
Centre of Construction Law & Management, The Michael Brown Foundation: fourth public lecture delivered at The Great Hall, King's College, London on 19th June 2003.
In the fourth Michael Brown foundation lecture, Professor John Uff looks at the impact of ethics in construction law, necessarily in terms of the effect on the action of individuals who participate in construction projects. He considers the meaning of ethics - whilst not offering a definition. He looks at professionalism and asks whether it has any continuing relevance today. He also looks at the impact of ethical standards at three distinct stages: the initiating stage of drawing up contract documents, obtaining tenders and placing contracts; the construction or operational stage; and the post-construction accounting stage. He goes on to consider how standards might be defined and enforced - and throws out a challenge to the Society to consider how ethical standards might be maintained.
Introduction - Meaning of ethics - Professionalism - Ethics in the construction process - Defining and enforcing ethical standards - Moving forwards - Conclusion.
The paper is published by the Society with the kind permission of the author and the Centre of Construction Law & Management at King's College London.
The author: Professor John Uff CBE, QC, PhD, FICE, FCIArb, FEng, FKC is the founding Nash Professor of Engineering Law at the Centre of Construction Law & Management at King's College London.
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