Construction & Engineering Law

Every member of the construction team should have an understanding of the law regulating claims, negligence and other legal issues including Health and Safety Legislation.

In an industry that is seeing increased insolvencies, increasing claims and numerous disputes, the importance of a sound understanding of the legal background cannot be underestimated.

For, as many construction professionals understand, the business of construction is not so much the business of completing works as it is the business of managing money and controlling risk. A thorough understanding of the legal framework provides the key both to successful money management and to reliable risk management.

The seminars are aimed at all levels of construction personnel who have had little or no formal training in construction and engineering law. The seminars will cover all key areas of construction law, in an informative, interactive and educational manner.

We offer our seminars on an in-house as well as an open public basis.  The in-house seminars are especially beneficial for a company or organisation that wants to focus on specific topics and the seminars can be tailor made to suit the needs of our clients.  Our open public seminars are scheduled throughout the year and delegates from all parts of the industry attend, which makes it very beneficial with the interaction between delegates during the seminars.

The most common contracts to be covered in seminars or training include;

• Construction Contracts – JBCC PBA, JBCC N/S Subcontracts, JBCC MBSA, FIDIC Red Book, FIDIC Yellow Book, FIDIC Silver Book, GCC, NEC, SAFCEC etc.
• Professional Services Contracts – PROCSA, CIDB, FIDIC, NEC, SAACE, SAIA, SAQS, SACPM etc

Our Seminar Topics include an in depth analysis of the following Standard Contracts as well as General Construction Law, applying applicable Case Law to illuminate the applicable legal principles on in interactive basis;

• Tender Process
• Compliance with Procurement Legislation
• Requirements for a Valid Contract
• Commencement and Completion
• The Role of Agents and Design Responsibility
• Construction Programme
• Extension of Time
• Penalties, Damages and Termination
• Prevention Principle
• Claims and Claims Procedure
• Ownership of Float
• Concurrent Delays
• Compensation for Prolongation
• Payment
• Risk and Insurances
• Security and Guarantees
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

All our seminars, whether presented in-house or on an open public basis, are accredited with ECSA for CPD points.