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Why Can't Lawyers Speak English? Some Construction Terms Simply Explained
Wednesday 15th May 2002
at 222 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8XF

Anyone involved in the construction industry will be familiar with the large number of legal phrases which crop up with alarming regularity in Development Agreements, Building Contracts, Appointments or Warranties. Many of these phrases seem, at best, to be a long-winded way of explaining essential principles and, at worst, a means of creating confusion.

Aimed at anyone who despairs of legalese, this seminar looks at some of the most baffling construction terms in use today and sets out to explain these phrases in simple, jargon free language.

Issues to be covered:

  • Practical Completion and Force Majeure
  • Snagging
  • Quantum Meruit
  • Reasonableness
  • Professional Indemnity and Product Liability Insurance
  • Novation
  • Executed and Delivered as a Deed

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