Dispute Settlement in Construction Contracts
Explore why construction contracts can become caught up in disputes.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Dispute Settlement in Construction Contracts
Learn how to manage disputes in contracts
The short course provides opportunities for you to learn about common legal risks and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms that exist in the construction industry.
You’ll also have the opportunity to learn about contractual provision of disputes settlement, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and variation management.
What topics will you cover?
- Dispute settlement in construction contracts
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explore variation management in JCT and NEC
- Develop an understanding of valuing of variation in NEC and JCT
- Explore payment procedures in JCT and NEC3
- Explore case laws relating to adjudication, arbitration and litigation
- Explore case laws relating to adjudication, arbitration and litigation
- Develop an understanding of dispute settlement in various standard forms of contract and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at students looking to gain knowledge of how to manage disputes when negotiating contracts within the construction industry.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Senior Lecturer Quantity Surveying/Project Management
Course Director BSc (HON) Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management
Faculty of Engineering & Computing Coventry University
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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