Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Jamie Ritchie, Partner and Head of Projects and Construction at LK Shields

Delays and Disruptions

Speaker: David Moreland, Chartered Civil Engineer & Director at MoreConsult Ltd

• Delay and Entitlements – General Principles
• The Prevention Principle and Time at Large
• What is Concurrent Delay?
• Standard Forms of Contract and When Contract Trumps General Principles

Insurance, Bonds and Risk Management

Speaker: Padraig Godfrey, Senior Associate, McCann FitzGerald

• What is a construction bond?
• What is construction insurance?
• Bonds vs insurance: What’s the difference?
  • Who it protects 
  • Amount of control
  • Who pays for a claim
• Comparing costs

Defects: A Major Cause of Construction Litigation

Speaker: Chris Wheeler, Senior Fixed Share Partner, Construction and Energy, DWF (Ireland) LLP

• Negligence
• Breach of contract
• Breach of warranty
• Strict liability
• (In some cases) fraud or negligent misrepresentation

Public Works Contracts - Best Practices for Managing Contract Disputes

Speaker: Keith Kelliher, Accredited Mediator, Accredited Adjudicator, Kelliher & Associates Quantity Surveyors

• Causes of disputes
• Conflict avoidance principals
• The dispute ladder
• Dispute Resolution Techniques
• Dispute Escalation
• Avoiding conflict

Collateral Warranties Explained

Speaker: Martin Waldron BL, FCIArb, MSCSI, MRICS, The Law Library

• What is a collateral warranty?
• Do we need/want them?
• Common issues

Limitation Periods

Speaker: Alan Philip Brady BL, Barrister, The Law Library

• Statutory limitation periods within which lawsuits must be commenced for construction work or design
• Statutory preconditions for commencing or maintaining such proceedings

Recent Case Law 2024

Speaker: Robert Rooney, Partner, Mason Hayes and Curran

Contracts- Suspension and termination provisions and Liability Caps

Speaker: Shane O'Connor, Partner, RDJ

Construction Procurement - Abnormally Low Tenders

Speaker: Dorit McCann, Partner, Mason Hayes and Curran