S1553 - Engineering Disputes - How to manage them and how to succeed

1 day Seminar | Active
Thursday 30 September 2010

Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1 Birdcage Walk
London
SW1H 9JJ United Kingdom

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Overview

Is your company equipped to effectively deal with engineering disputes?

This must attend event has been developed to help engineers manage and quickly resolve conflicts at minimum cost.

Through a series of lectures you will learn about engineering contracts, issues of design, time constraints, provisions for liquidated and ascertained damages (LADs) and stringent performance criteria.

Leading experts from Hammonds, with proven records of successfully managing disputes and finding practical solutions, will ensure you leave armed with the tools to help prevent conflicts and will prepare you for when they do.

Reference will be made to the terms MF/1 (Rev 4), as recommended by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Association of Consulting Engineers. Reference will also be made to the relevant provisions of the FIDIC contracts and those of NEC3, continually chosen for some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.




Attending this event will help you:

  • Save money and time
  • Protect yourself from well-prepared organisations
  • Manage dispute procedures effectively
  • Meet, greet and network with key industry figures


Technical Advantages

  • Discover methods of management to quickly resolve issues at minimum cost
  • Find solutions to conflict in business; discuss compromise through principle-based negotiation
  • Recognise realistic methods of handling disputes in large infrastructure projects
  • Learn from real-life case studies
  • Utilise mediation as a cost-effective tool and preserve relationships
  • Identify preparation techniques to manage adjudication
  • Understand how to use arbitration and get the decision you want


Who should attend

Any engineer, particularly:

  • Chief Executives
  • Directors
  • Senior Managers
  • Project Leaders
  • Those with experience of disputes



Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities

If you have a product or service to promote you can enhance brand awareness through our range of exciting sponsorship / exhibition opportunities.

For details of how we can tailor a package to suit your needs, contact Aman Duggal on:

telephone: +44 (0)20 7973 1309
email: sponsorship@imeche.org
or complete the online form

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