NEC3/4 Contracts and Z Clauses Seminar

The NEC4 suite of contracts was published in 2017 and whilst it has been described as “evolution rather than revolution” there are some significant changes that users need to be aware of. The first hour of this session will cover

• changes in terminology, communication and payment
• new secondary options (X clauses)
• the deemed accepted programme
• significant changes to the assessment of compensation events
• the new final account procedure

The second hour of the session will cover Z Clauses in detail including

• priority of documents
• design liability
• compensation events
• ambiguities
• payment applications

This seminar will be delivered by Geraldine Fleming from Driver Trett, who has worked in the construction industry for over 25 years, specialising in dispute resolution for the last 20. She is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, and also holds a law degree.

She has been employed on preparing, defending and negotiating claims on a wide range of projects both in the UK and overseas. She has experience of, and has worked with, a wide range of contracts and sub-contracts including standard and non-standard forms and regularly drafts and comments on such contracts.

She has experience across all sectors of the industry in dispute resolution, and lectures regularly for many professional associations such as the RICS, RIBA, CIOB, ECA and ICE.