Contract law - When things go wrong

While many contracts proceed smoothly, there are, unfortunately often disputes and disagreements in construction and engineering contracts. 

We all hope that we will never have to deal with a dispute, or with a breach of contract, but unfortunately these are sometimes unavoidable. In this webinar we discuss what a breach of contract is, what remedies are available if there is a breach, and how disputes are resolved in the industry. The goal is to assist in avoiding disputes and addressing them if they do arise.

In this recorded webinar we consider breach of contract, remedies for breach and dispute resolution.

Learning outcomes

Delegates will gain practical understanding of how the law treats breaches of contract and disputes, including:

• What a breach of contract is
• The role of negligence
• Damages (including consequential damages and liquidated damages)
• Cancellation of a contract
• Dispute resolution, with a particular focus on adjudication

Intended audience

This recorded webinar is designed to meet the needs of engineers at every stage of their career. You will find this useful if you are just starting out and have no experience with contracts; you are mid-career and considering expanding your role to serve as engineer to the contract; you have some experience as engineer to the contract, but don’t have formal training in the legal principles underlying your role.

Webinar format

This recorded webinar relies on case studies and practical examples, in addition to explanations of the legal principles. 

Presenter information

Dr. Gigi Fenster studied law in South Africa, where she was a founder member of the Construction Industry Development Board, a lecturer on the Association of Arbitrator’s Construction Law course, and a provider of training to the construction industry. For the past sixteen years she has lived in New Zealand, and has worked in government and in the polytechnic sector teaching law. Gigi has taught law for more than twenty years and has written training courses, manuals and seminar notes for the construction and other industries. She provides ongoing consulting services to private firms and government. Gigi has a particular interest in international engineering contracts and the FIDIC contracts in particular. She has provided training on FIDIC in various countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.