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الهندسة المدنية والبناء
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Claims Management in Construction Contracts

12-05-2025 To 16-05-2025
Dubai

Construction projects often involve complex contractual relationships and are vulnerable to delays, changes, and disputes. Legal professionals play a critical role in ensuring that claims are legally sound, contractually justified, and resolved efficiently. This course provides a structured legal framework and practical tools for managing claims arising from variations, delays, disruptions, force majeure, and breach of contract, with a focus on FIDIC and other standard forms of contract.

Date :
From 12 Till 16 May 2025
City :
Dubai
Fees :
4500
Date :
From 12 Till 16 May 2025
City :
Dubai
Fees :
4500

Overview

To equip legal professionals with advanced legal, contractual, and procedural knowledge in managing, evaluating, and resolving construction claims—focusing on contract law, claims drafting, dispute avoidance, and resolution in accordance with legal standards and construction best practices.

Construction projects often involve complex contractual relationships and are vulnerable to delays, changes, and disputes. Legal professionals play a critical role in ensuring that claims are legally sound, contractually justified, and resolved efficiently. This course provides a structured legal framework and practical tools for managing claims arising from variations, delays, disruptions, force majeure, and breach of contract, with a focus on FIDIC and other standard forms of contract.

Who Should Attend

Target Group:

  • Legal Counsel and Advisors in the Construction Sector
  • Contract and Claims Lawyers
  • Legal Officers in Engineering and Infrastructure Ministries
  • In-House Counsel for Construction Firms and Developers
  • Legal Consultants and Arbitrators
  • Understand the legal principles and common types of construction claims
  • Learn to identify and manage claims throughout the project lifecycle
  • Master the process of preparing, documenting, and responding to claims
  • Apply relevant contractual and statutory provisions to support or defend claims
  • Explore legal strategies for dispute avoidance and resolution mechanisms
  • Legal analysis and drafting of construction claims
  • Contract interpretation and advisory skills
  • Claims evaluation and defense strategy
  • Familiarity with dispute resolution frameworks
  • Legal risk management in construction projects

Legal and Contractual Foundations of Construction Claims

  • Overview of construction law and contractual risk allocation
  • Key provisions in FIDIC, NEC, and local construction contracts
  • Definitions and causes of construction claims
  • Legal tests for entitlement: breach, causation, and damages
  • The role of legal professionals in contract administration
  • Types of Claims in Construction Projects

  • Claims for delay and disruption (EOT claims)
  • Claims for variations and changes in scope
  • Claims for unforeseen conditions and force majeure
  • Acceleration and termination-related claims
  • Claims for loss, expense, and indirect costs
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