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Overview

This one-day course is a practical introduction to the subject. It does not pretend to discuss the various standard forms of contract in any detail, although reference is made to them where relevant. The course is therefore an ideal grounding in the subject before participants undertake further training in the relevant contract terms and conditions – FIDIC, NEC, JCT, ICE, IChemE, GC/Works, etc.

Training objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the key principles underpinning contract law
  • Use basic contractual terminology correctly
  • Understand the legal consequences of their actions and decisions in dealing with clients / contractors
  • Avoid legal pitfalls
  • Appreciate the consequences of non-performance
  • Hold people to account

The expert trainer

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Course outline

  1. Formation of contract
    • Essentials of a contract
    • Express and implied terms
    • Assigning and dealing with risk
    • Use of letters of intent
    • Liabilities in contract and tort
    • Breaches of contract and their remedies
  2. Insurances, bonds and warranties
  3. Design obligations and liabilities
  4. Quality and defects
    • Contractual liabilities
    • Latent defects
  5. Time issues
    • Programmes
    • Extensions of time
    • Liquidated damages
  6. Valuations, variations and payment
    • Payment procedures
    • Pricing variations
    • Loss and expense claims
  7. Dispute resolution methods
    • Mediation
    • Adjudication
    • Arbitration
    • Litigation