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Courses Background:
COURSE BACKGROUND
This RECENTLY REVISED 1 DAY COURSE explains the key provisions of the Party Wall Act and goes on to consider the potential for boundary disputes and the issues which the building contractor and design team may encounter.
Speakers:
Keith Blizzard BSc (Hons), Dip Arb, FRICS, FCIArb, FFB, FEI, MEWI, MACostE
Course Content:
THE PARTY WALL ACT 1996
• Background and scope of the Act including the definitions of “party wall”; “party fence wall” and “party structure”.
• Rights and obligations; building and adjoining owner; rights of entry
• Procedures; notices and counter notices
• Construction of new boundary party walls; special foundations; adjacent excavations; excavating near neighbouring buildings
• Modifications and repairs to existing party walls
• The role, appointment and powers of the Party Wall Surveyor
BOUNDARY DISPUTES
• Sources of disputes
• Disputes; litigation and ADR
• Finding a solution
LIABILITY FOR TEMPORARY WORKS
• Responsibility and liability for temporary works
LIABILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS
• Role, duty and liability of Employer, Contractor, Sub-Contractor and Architect
• Noise and nuisance
• Site inspections
LIABILITY FOR ON SITE SUPERVISION
• Contractor’s liability where Architect/Engineer fails to adequately supervise
• Contractor’s duty to warn
• When defects have to be notified
UNSATISFACTORY WORKS
• Defects
• Notices and remedies under JCT Contracts
REDUCING THE RISK
• Rights and obligations of parties; duty of care
• Identifying risks and obtaining appropriate insurance cover
• Implications of CDM Regulation
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London-Birmingham-Manchester-Wales
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