This book is therefore not primarily written for lawyers, and I have shunned legal jargon not only because outsiders find it pompous and out of date, but because I feel that it is in practice a real obstacle to understanding and useful co-operation between the engineer and lawyer. At the same time I hope that this book will be helpful to my colleagues the arguments and authorities on doubtful points are set out fully, and I have
tried to make clear the unique problems of engineering, since lawyers almost always equate civil engineering works, however vast, with having a house built. As the bible of the civil engineering industry the I.C.E. Conditions have the distinction, in common with other scripture reflecting diverse and unfortunately combative activity, that the more they are analysed and used, the more issues appear. That is one of the excuses for the extra pages in this edition. Some of the problems dealt with have already arisen in practice, and it would be optimistic to believe that even those that seem most abstruse and academic will not sooner or later complicate construction or some final accounts. Many other additions are due to the recent enthusiasm of judges and parliament for reform, and will surprise those who attribute rigor mortis to law and lawyers. The industry itself can of course bring pressure and carry out research and investigation to make sure that all future reforms are beneficial.
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