Event Information

Start Time

9:00 AM

End Time

4:30 PM

DELIVERY

Online

CPD Hours

There will be CPD hours awarded to attendees. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

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About this Conference

The Construction Law Conference 2024 will focus on key areas of construction law, including Delays and Disruptions, Insurance, Bonds, and Risk Management, and the causes of construction litigation. It will cover the principles of delay and entitlement, differences between bonds and insurance, and how to approach litigation related to defects. The conference will also provide strategies for handling disputes with government agencies, highlight important aspects of contracts, and discuss recent legal cases in construction law.

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Agenda

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 – Low Price Wins, Delays, Disputes – Minimising Potential and Recurring Issues

Speaker: Dorit McCann, Partner, Mason Hayes and Curran

Who Should Attend?

This conference will be of interest to barristers, solicitors, construction professionals, contractors, construction dispute resolution practitioners, and all of those interested in construction law.

Speakers

Jamie Ritchie

LK Shields

David Moreland

BEng CEng, Chartered Engineer

Chris Wheeler

Partner, Construction and Energy, DWF Dublin

Keith Kelliher

Quantity Surveyor, Accredited Mediator, Accredited Adjudicator, Kelliher & Associates Quantity Surveyor

Robert Rooney

Partner, Mason Hayes and Curran

Martin Waldron BL

FCIArb, MSCSI, MRICS, The Law Library

Alan Philip Brady BL

Barrister at Law, The Law Library

Dorit McCann

Partner, Competition & Procurement, Mason Hayes and Curran

Padraig Godfrey

Senior Associate, McCann FitzGerald

Shane O'Connor

Partner, RDJ

Price

SAVE 100.00 EURO BY BOOKING THE EARLY BIRD RATE OF €475 + VAT per Person – Normal Rate @ €575 + VAT.

Please note the early bird discount can close sooner than expected once a certain number of places fill up, therefore your prompt booking is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.

CMG Events Conference Discount‍

10% discount for the third delegate booked or subsequent bookings thereafter from the same company.

Irish Construction Law Conference 2024