Constructing Excellence Event - 4th September 3.30pm
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Supported by our committee members Please note that booking is essential. To confirm your attendance please contact Barbara Parry [email protected] A plan of the Edge Hill Site before the extensive redevelopment occurred PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR 21 ST CENTURY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Sarah Fox, 500 Words Ltd In 1995 the Latham report called for simple contracts. In 2014, the ARCADIS Global Disputes Survey identified failures to understand and implement contracts as 2 major causes of disputes. Something needs to be done, but what? The modern construction industry is crying out for a solution which avoids contracts becoming speed-bumps in a fast-paced industry. This seminar considers issues such as: • Why don’t we read our contracts? Is plain language relevant or necessary? • How do we use contracts? As a project handbook or a safety-net? • Is trust improved by shorter or longer contracts? • Can a 500-Word Contract help the industry? Key Speaker: Sarah Fox Sarah is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Salford and Author of the 500-Word™ Contract. As a solicitor with Eversheds, she spent 15 years advising clients on contracts from bonds and guarantees, to letters of intent, to large multi-million pound development contracts and PFI flow-downs. She has over 20 years’ experience in reviewing and training others Date: 4 September 2014 Time: 15.30hrs for 16.00hrs start Venue: DWF Solicitors, 5 St. Paul’s Square, Liverpool.
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Key Speaker: Sarah Fox Sarah is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Salford and Author of the 500-Word™ Contract.
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Supported by our committee members
Please note that booking is essential. To confirm your attendance please contact Barbara Parry [email protected]
A plan of the Edge Hill Site before the extensive redevelopment occurred
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Sarah Fox, 500 Words Ltd
In 1995 the Latham report called for simple contracts. In 2014, the ARCADIS Global Disputes Survey identified failures to understand and implement contracts as 2 major causes of disputes. Something needs to be done, but what? The modern construction industry is crying out for a solution which avoids contracts becoming speed-bumps in a fast-paced industry. This seminar considers issues such as:• Why don’t we read our contracts? Is plain language relevant or necessary?• How do we use contracts? As a project handbook or a safety-net?• Is trust improved by shorter or longer contracts? • Can a 500-Word Contract help the industry?
Key Speaker: Sarah Fox
Sarah is an Associate Lecturer at theUniversity of Salford and Author of the 500-Word™ Contract. As a solicitor with Eversheds, she spent 15 years advising clients on contracts from bonds and guarantees, to letters of intent, to large multi-million pound development contracts and PFI flow-downs. She has over 20 years’ experience in reviewing and training others on construction contracts.
Date: 4 September 2014Time: 15.30hrs for 16.00hrs startVenue: DWF Solicitors, 5 St. Paul’s Square, Liverpool.
