Essay

By completing this module, students are expected to cover the indicative content as follows: 
a. Historical background:
a. Roles and responsibilities of parties
b. Procurement and contract choice – what does the client want?
b. Contracts risk:
a. Standard forms of contracts compared and contrasted – JCT, NEC, FIDIC;
b. Risk allocation and legal risk management
c. The case for amendments
c. Construction contracts:
a. Design responsibility
b. Collateral warranties and novation of professionals
c. Obligations under tort
d. Periods of limitation
e. Recent developments in standard form contracting
f. Partnering-type initiatives
g. Global patterns of contract use

Construction Contracts - 7507LAWINF

Construction Contracts

Critically evaluate design responsibility and obligations under tort

Compare and contrast standard forms of contract common to the international construction industry, with particular reference to recent developments

Critically survey global patterns of contract use in the international construction sector

Scrutinise risk allocation and legal risk management