Design Liability in Multi-Party Construction Cases - Who is Liable?

Introduction

Construction claims often involve multiple parties with related responsibilities.

This webinar explores how the law determines who may be liable, for what and how any apportionment between jointly liable defendants is assessed.

It will assist viewers in examining multi-party situations and analysing their way to an assessment of possible outcomes, with practical examples from real cases.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The legal basis for responsibility for design
• The latest case law on ‘duty to warn’
• How principles of causation operate in multi-party cases
• By reference to case law, how the courts apportion liability between defendants who are jointly liable for the same loss
• How the above may be affected by contract terms

This webinar was recorded on 22nd April 2024

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