Vincent Powell-Smith Explained

Vincent Powell-Smith (28 April 1939 - 14 May 1997) was a British barrister, professor of law and legal author. He also wrote under the pen names Justiciar and Francis Elphinstone.

Powell-Smith was born in Westerham, Kent, England and died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is survived by two daughters, Amanda Jane and Helena Alexia. Powell-Smith was buried at St. Mary's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur, on 15 May 1997.

Works

• The Building Regulations: Explained And Illustrated
• The Building Regulations Explained and Illustrated for Residential Buildings
• A Building Contract Casebook
• The Transport Act 1968
• The Law Of Boundaries And Fences
• GC/Works/1: The Government General Conditions of Contract for Building and Civil Engineering
• The Contract Journal Contractor's Guide To The General Conditions Of Government Contracts For Building & Civil Engineering Works
• The Law And Practice Relating To Company Directors
• Contractors' Guide to the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract (1988 Legal Studies & Services Ltd)
• Problems in Construction Claims (1990 BSP Professional Books)
• Casebook On Contract
• Modern View of the Law for Builders and Surveyors
• Contract
• Construction Law Reports: V. 7
• Construction Law Reports: V. 11
• Questions And Answers On "A" Level Law

Co-authored

• Powell-Smith & Furmston's Building Contract Casebook (with M.P. Furmston)(1984; 1987; 1990; 2000 Blackwell Science Ltd)
• The Building Regulations: Explained & Illustrated (with W.S. Whyte, M.J. Billington)
• Means of Escape from Fire (with Alex Copping, Anthony Ferguson, Michael J Billington)
• Civil Engineering Claims (with Douglas Stephenson, John Redmond)(1989 BSP Professional Books)

With John Sims

• Building Contract Claims (1983, 1988 BSP Professional Books)
• Determination And Suspension Of Construction Contracts

With John Sims and Christopher Dancaster

• Construction Arbitrations: A Practical Guide (1989 Legal Studies & Services Ltd)
• Contract Documentation For Contractors

With Jeremy Houghton-Brown

• Horse and Stable Management
• Horse Business Management

With David Chappell

• Building Contracts Compared And Tabulated (1986 Architectural Press Ltd; 1989 Legal Studies & Services (Publishing) Ltd)
• Joint Contracts Tribunal Intermediate Form Of Contract: A Practical Guide (1991 Legal Studies & Services (Publishing) Ltd; 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd)
• JCT Intermediate Form of Contract: An Architect's Guide (1985 Architectural Press Ltd)
• Building Contract Claims (also with John Sims 1998, 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd)
• JCT Minor Works Form of Contract: An Architect's Guide (1985 Architectural Press Ltd)
• JCT Minor Works Form of Contract: A Practical Guide (1990 Legal Studies & Services (Publishing) Ltd; 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd)
• Building Contract Dictionary (1985 Architectural Press Ltd; 1990 Legal Studies & Services (Publishing) Ltd)
• Engineering Contract Dictionary (also with Derek Simmonds) (1989 Legal Studies & Services (Publishing) Ltd)
• The JCT Design and Build Contract (1993 Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd)
• Building Sub-Contract Documentation (1994 Blackwell Scientific Publications)

Legacy

• The Vincent Powell-Smith Prize Essay Writing Competition is presented by The Malaysian Society of Construction Law

External links

• The Chivalric Succession