Certificate in Construction Law

Introduction

This virtual classroom seminar will provide a comprehensive introduction to construction law.

Over two days trainees and junior solicitors intending to specialise in construction law and those from a property, engineering or industry background wishing to learn more about this exciting field of law will be given a thorough run through of the legal issues in this practice area.

What You Will Learn

This live broadcast will cover the following:

• Contract Formation
• What is a contract and how is it created?
• What are the core rights and duties under a contract?
• Residential Occupiers
• What legal protections apply to them?
• What does the Consumer Rights Act do?
• What is the Defective Premises Act?
• Standard Form Construction Contracts
• What are the key standard form contracts in use in the construction sector in England and Wales?
• The Contract Administrator
• What are the professional consultant's duties when issuing a certificate under a construction contract?
• Certificates
• When should a certificate be issued and what should form it take?
• Extensions of Time
• What are the types of delay to a construction project?
• What might be a critical and non-critical delay?
• What about concurrent delay?
• Liquidated Damages
• What are liquidated damages and why are they used?
• Practical Completion:
• What is the date of practical completion?
• Why is practical completion important?
• Collateral Warranties
• What is a collateral warranty in the context of a construction project?
• Why do parties enter a collateral warranty?
• Is a collateral warranty a construction contract?
• Defects
• What is a defect?
• What are patent and latent defects?
• What are defect liability periods?
• What happens when a defect is discovered?
• What damages can you recover?
• When will a claim become time-barred?
• Adjudication, Arbitration, Court, and Mediation
• What are they?
• Are they mandatory and binding?
• What does each process involve?
• What is the role of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC)?
• Why use arbitration instead of the TCC?
• Why is adjudication so popular in the construction industry?

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.