Dealing with Everyone’s Construction Contract Nightmares + Construction Act Up-date

Short course

In London, Solihull and Manchester

£ 280 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

A number of problem issues come up in Construction Contracts time after time and cause time consuming and often costly difficulties if they are not dealt with properly, including before they arise. Despite such issues being commonly encountered, they are often not understood and so the possibility of such matters arising and/or becoming more serious problems is very great. This will review many such common issues and seek to explain the position in law. Suitable for: The course is suitable for Consultants, including Project Managers, Architects and Engineers, Contracts and Site Managers and Quantity Surveyors

Facilities

Location

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London
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12 Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2LP

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On request
Manchester (Greater Manchester)
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Outward Lane, Ringway, M90 4WP

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On request
Solihull (West Midlands)
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Warwick Rd,, B91 1AT

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On request

About this course

An understanding of the construction industry

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Teachers and trainers (5)

Ashley Boon

Ashley Boon

Associate

Evans Steven

Evans Steven

Associate Director

Jaz Bilkhu

Jaz Bilkhu

Senior Consultant at Alway Associates

Jaz Bilkhu BSc(Hons), Diploma in Law, PGDip Construction Law, MRICS, ACIArb Jaz Bilkhu is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) and is also a Professional Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb). His academic qualifications include BSc (Honours) Quantity Surveying, Diploma in Law from the College of Law and a Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Law.

Kevin McKee

Kevin McKee

Mr Kevin McKee BSc (Hons), Dip Arb, FRICS, FCIArb. FInstCES

Lorne Alway

Lorne Alway

Mr Lorne Alway LLB (Hons), FRICS, MCIArb, Barrister

Course programme

COURSE BACKGROUND

A number of problem issues come up in construction contracts time after time and cause time consuming and often costly difficulties if they are not dealt with properly, including before they arise. Despite such issues being commonly encountered, they are often not understood and so the possibility of such matters arising and/or becoming more serious problems is very great.

This 1 DAY COURSE will review many such common issues andseek to explain the position in law andprovide the delegates with a betterunderstanding so that they can dealwith/avoid such issues more effectively.The course is suitable for consultants,including project managers, architects andengineers, contracts and site managers andquantity surveyors.

SPEAKERS’ PANEL

The speaker for each course will be from a panel of Ryland Ash, Nigel Clayton and Michael Rowlinson.

OVERVIEW

Law and contracts

• Documentation and settling the contract – incorporating terms, qualifications and questions of liability. Tenders lapsing. Conflict and ambiguity. Pre-Contract knowledge and communication

• Executing the contract and limitation

• Letters of intent

• Recognising and dealing with impossibility, unforseeability and uncertainty

• Allocating risk between the parties including price and time

Security and third parties

• Bonds guarantees, parent company guarantees

  • Warranties and third party rights

Design

• Standards and scope – contractor and consultants. retrospective design liability. design development. design and workmanship

• Checking design and responsibility. Approval/acceptance. Duty to warn

• Novation

Time

• Progress and programmes. Regularly and diligently. Expeditiously. Method Statements. Programmes for early completion. Acceleration. Provision of information – timing, content and requests. Discrepancies

• Completion – substantial, practical. Early completion. Take over and partial possession.

• Delays and extensions of time. Delay damages – liquidated/unliquidated. Cause and effect concurrent delays

Money

• Payment and late payment. Interest. Suspension/termination

• Variations and valuation including consequential effect and prolongation

• Loss, expense, costs and compensation - the position in law

• Retention release

Termination and administration

• Grounds and procedures for termination – do’s and dont’s. Consider the implications and the outcome.

• Ownership and retention of title terms and conditions. Possession and recovery. Incorporation

The New Construction Act

• Likely impact on JCT Family.

• Brief Review of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and its impact on payment and adjudication provisions

Additional information

Comments: All Courses now Approved by the CPD Certification Service All courses also available in-house - please call 0845 3133 414 for further details
Credits/Points: 6 CPD points
Students per class: 20

Dealing with Everyone’s Construction Contract Nightmares + Construction Act Up-date

£ 280 VAT inc.