5 Week Contracts Course week 1

This course comprises five lectures covering the main aspects of construction contracts. The lectures are delivered by highly experienced and specialist industry professionals and are beneficial for those who want to develop or increase their knowledge on construction contracts. The course is particularly designed and intended for civil engineering graduates aiming to achieve professional qualification (CEng, IEng).

Full details and booking on the ICE website.

Week 1 What is a Construction Contract? Monday 15th February 2016
Speaker: Alan Woolston, Partner, Fladgate LLP

• The purpose of a construction contract and what it can achieve
• The criteria for a valid contract
• The different forms and types of construction contracts and how you choose.

Week 2 Contract Law and Dispute Resolution Tuesday 23rd February 2016 
Speakers: Romi Alboreto, Associate Director, Turner & Townsend Michael Pogue, Senior Consultant, Turner & Townsend

• Common law: The interaction of statute and case law
• Managing a contract: The key legal points to consider at the formation, completion and during a contract.
• Dispute avoidance: How do I resolve a problem before it becomes a dispute?
• Dispute resolution: How do I choose the process and the mechanism? (Dispute boards, adjudication, arbitration, mediation and the courts).

Week 3 Commonly Used Contracts Monday 29th February 2016 
Speaker: Ronan Champion, Partner, Champion Pearce LLP

• FIDIC, JCT and ACE contracts: what they are and why they are used.
• Bespoke forms of contract and why people use them.

Week 4 NEC3 Contracts Monday 7th March 2016 
Speaker: Peter Higgins, Director, pdConsult

• General overview and structure
• Managing NEC3 contracts (roles, performance, payments, options)
• Change control process

Week 5 New Contract Strategies and BIM Monday 14th March 2016 
Speakers: Adam Golden, Legal Executive, Costain Group PLC Tom Bartley, Research Engineer BIM, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff

• What the new contract strategies may be moving forward
• What is likely to have a key influence on our contracts in the future
• BIM and its implications on contracts

CPD: This event may be considered for contributing to a recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme as part of personal development. Delegates should check their individual scheme requirements.

Please note: this event is now fully booked. Please contact Nalini Solanki at: nalini.solanki@ice.org.uk to be put on a waiting list in case of cancellations.