In design and build contracts, there is frequent debate as to what standard a contractor’s work is to be held to:  does the contract require that the contractor merely exercise reasonable skill and care, or does it also impose a warranty obligation to ensure that the works are fit for their intended purpose (i.e. a “double obligation”)?

Referent: Antoine K.F. Smiley Laura Riddeck

Veranstaltungsart: Webinar

Startdatum / -uhrzeit:
28 November 2017, 10:00 AM GMT
Enddatum / -uhrzeit:
28 November 2017, 11:00 AM GMT

This training session will review the contrasting outcomes in MT Højgaard v E.ON and SSE Generation Ltd v Hochtief Solutions AG, and consider the frequent uncertainty that surrounds fitness for purpose obligations.