This book is a masterly review of (a) insurance law, as it impacts upon the construction industry, and (b) construction law and practice, with particular emphasis on insurance aspects. The book begins with a survey of the UK construction industry, then a survey of insurance law and of ‘‘legal liability’’ generally. After that the book delves into more specialist topics, with individual chapters on categories of insurance and also on legal issues which commonly arise in construction insurance disputes (such as the meaning of ‘‘damage’’). The authors lucidly and methodically explain the bewildering array of modern standard form construction contracts. They also discuss the insurance issues which arise in relation to each form of contract. There are chapters on ‘‘captive’’ insurance, third party rights, the CDM Regulations and similar matters. This book will be an extremely useful source of reference for lawyers and other professionals who are called upon to advise on problems in this specialist field. Also, it is in the public interest that those who engage upon construction projects or the insurance of such projects have a clear understanding of their rights and liabilities. This book will assist in promoting such understanding. This book will no doubt progress into many future editions and I wish the venture well.