Negligence and Liability

In recent years, we have seen a number of major cases engineers have been accused of negligence. In this one hour webinar, we introduce key legal principles relating to when the law attaches liability, and how we can avoid it.

Learning outcomes

Delegates who attend this course will gain:

• An understanding of how the law tests for negligence.
• An introduction to the basis of liability: contract and tort
• An overview of some recent cases where there have been allegations of negligence.
• An introduction to how we limit our liability for negligence in contracts.
• An understanding of how the Code of Ethics relates to negligence. 

Intended Audience 

• Engineers who are doing design work
• Engineers who are supervising construction projects
• Engineers who are signing producer statements
• Anyone who is acting as ‘the engineer to the contract’
• Anyone who is managing or supervising other employees

Presenter Information

Dr Giovanna Fenster 

Gigi 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 ten years she has lived in New Zealand and has worked in government and in the polytechnic sector teaching (building) 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 construction law in various countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.