Vicent Powell-Smith (center, seated).
Vincent Powell-Smith (center, seated).
Vincent Powell-Smith (2nd row, 3rd from the right) at Knights Templar's investiture in Évora, Portugal (1987?)
Vincent Powell-Smith (2nd row, 3rd from the right) at Knights Templar's investiture in Évora, Portugal (1987?)

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

References

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