16 July 202409:30 - 17:00 BST
Online
Member: £365 + VAT (Early booking £325 + VAT) Standard: £485 + VAT (Early booking £435 + VAT)
Available until one month prior
By the end of the course, attendees should be able to:
Understand the different ways in which a contract can be formed, and the obligations created by contractual relationships
Interpret legal jargon and understand the technical terms that lawyers use about contractual and professional liabilities
Identify which issues really matter in a negotiation
Recognise how best to use the contract during the progress of your projects
Intended for
Graduate engineer
Mid-career engineer
Senior engineer/Team leader/Manager
Other built environment professionals and engineers
Please note that these Practical law courses stand alone, and it's not necessary to take them in numerical order.
Rob took an MA in Law, then qualified both as a Barrister and as a Solicitor and has 40 years’ experience of engineering and construction law. Before specialising in training and consultancy, he was a law firm partner practicing in this expert field. He has been retained by numerous Professional Indemnity insurers and has represented and defended hundreds of Engineers and other design professionals. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Rob is a busy Construction Adjudicator, and a CMC-registered Civil Mediator.
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