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
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