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Back-To-Back Contracts in Construction - Obligations & Liabilities - Learn Live

Length
1.5 hours
Next course start
2 April, 2025 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom
Length
1.5 hours
Next course start
2 April, 2025 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom

Course description

Construction projects often involve a complex web of contractual relationships with a multitude of different parties, including employers, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, and consultants. As well as funders, purchasers, and tenants.


This virtual classroom seminar will consider a range of issues linked to back-to-back contracts and the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches.


The session will cover the obligations it is and is not appropriate to flow down, whether ‘catch-all’ flow down obligations are effective, and how standard forms of contract address this.

Upcoming start dates

1 start date available

2 April, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online
  • English

Outcome / Qualification etc.

Following all MBL courses, a certificate of attendance will be provided for those who are required to evidence their CPD activity to a professional body.

Training Course Content

Introduction

Construction projects often involve a complex web of contractual relationships with a multitude of different parties, including employers, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, and consultants. As well as funders, purchasers, and tenants.

When a party is taking on liability upstream, it is only natural for them to ensure that they can pass that liability on downstream, so a party further down the supply chain is ultimately responsible. Parties often seek to achieve this by making downstream contracts back-to-back with upstream contracts.

However, where parties seek to pass down obligations which are not appropriate, this can create friction and delays in getting the contract negotiation over the line.

This virtual classroom seminar will consider a range of issues linked to back-to-back contracts and the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches.

What You Will Learn

This live broadcast will cover the following:

  • What obligations is it and is it not appropriate to flow down?
  • To what extent are ‘catch-all’ flow down obligations effective?
  • How do standard forms of contract address this?

Expenses

From £144
MBL Seminars Limited
C/o Law Business Research
Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn
WC1V 7QT London

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