Law for Architects: Contracts, Claims and Risk
Issues covered include: liability, risk, construction, cladding, payment disputes, avoiding lawyers, design errors, lead consultants, sub consultants
Description
Take a deep dive into the legal framework in which architects operate. Back by popular demand, you will learn from the experts about some of the key legal challenges that architects grapple with on a daily basis.
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Substantive Law
Chair: Charles Fontin, Managing Director, Collard Maxwell Architects
2.00pm to 2.35pm: The Architect’s Role as Superintendent of a Contract
- Understanding the architect’s role as agent of the principal
- Knowing when to exercise independent discretion
- Dealing with ‘claims for variation’
Presented by Christopher Larcos, Special Counsel, Moray & Agnew Lawyers
2.35pm to 3.10pm: Liability and Risk in Construction Projects Involving Cladding and Non-Conforming Materials
- Who is liable?
- Explore the legal reforms addressing cladding
- Delve into architect’s liability
- Discover proportional claims in class actions
Presented by David Bannerman, Principal, Bannermans Lawyers; Best Lawyers 2019, Strata/Construction Law
3.10pm to 3.45pm: Show me the Money! Payment Disputes for Architects
- Setting up your contract
- It’s not just about them: dealing with variations to your own services
- An introduction to the Building and Construction (Security of Payment) Act 1999 NSW
- Quick and dirty: an insider’s guide to adjudication
Presented by Helena Golovanoff, Partner, Holding Redlich
3.45pm to 4.00pm Afternoon Tea
4.00pm to 4.35pm: Avoiding the Lawyers: How to Prevent and Manage Claims
- Managing expectations and maintaining communication
- Paper work: getting it right
- Preventing disciplinary action
- Dealing with professional indemnity claims
Presented by Matthew Curll, Partner, Hall & Wilcox; immediate past solicitor member, NSW Architects Registration Board; Leading Public & Product Liability and Recommended Professional Indemnity Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
4.35pm to 5.15pm: Liability of Architects, as Lead Consultants, for the Design Errors of their Sub Consultants
- Commonly encountered issues affecting your risk and potential liability when taking on the role of lead consultant responsible for coordinating and managing the work of other specialist consultants and sub-consultants
- What you need to do to identify, understand and manage the risk of design errors by specialist consultants and sub-consultants, and what happens when you don’t
Presented by Craig Hyde, Special Counsel, McCabe Curwood
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
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