Viewpoint: Managing risk in a changing business world

This masterclass focusses on the complex commercial contracts produced by clients. It will help engineers analyse the commercial issues, possible implications, and risks to confidently formulate new negotiating strategies. Group exercises will utilise actual client contracts and devise practical responses.

Hear experts from leading City law firm Bevan Brittan discuss the new obligations and liabilities for built-environment professionals under the Building Safety Act secondary legislation, which has come into force in England and Wales on 1 October 2023.

In this note, Simon Pitchers provides advice to structural engineering professionals on how to proceed if they become aware that an unauthorised change to the design has taken place on site.