Engineering and Construction Law Training
Why This Programme Exists
Engineering and infrastructure projects fail commercially far more often than they fail technically. The design was sound; the contract allocated a risk to a party that had no ability to carry it, and nobody noticed until the risk materialised.
This is a three-day programme for the people who sign, administer and live with those contracts.
Who Should Attend
What The Programme Covers
Day One
- How engineering and technology contracts are structured, and what each part is for
- Scope, specification and the drafting failures that produce disputes
- Standard form contracts and the effect of amending them
- Payment mechanisms, certification and retention
- Programme, time for completion, and extension of time
Day Two
- Risk allocation — the principle that risk should sit with the party best able to control it, and what happens when it does not
- Liability, indemnities, caps and exclusions
- Professional duties and the standard of care
- Insurance and bonds
- Variations, change control and the cost of informal instructions
- Subcontracting and back-to-back terms
Day Three
- Technology contracting: licensing, intellectual property, acceptance testing and service levels
- Data and security obligations in technology projects, and how they interact with the Data Protection Act No. 18 of 2024
- Claims — notice requirements, records, and why claims are usually lost on evidence
- Dispute resolution: negotiation, adjudication, mediation, arbitration
- Termination and its consequences
- Practical session: delegates work through a project scenario from contract award to dispute
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