Irish Construction Law Conference 2023

AGENDA

09:15

Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Jamie Ritchie, Partner and Head of Projects and Construction at LK Shields

- How to support voluntary data sharing between companies
- How to facilitate the fulfilment of data sharing obligations set by law
- A look into how organizations share data without fear of it being misused or losing competitive advantage
- Examples of how Individuals exercise their rights under the GDPR
- Enable individuals to gain control over their data and allow them to share it with trusted companies

The consequences of failing to respond to a Payment Claim Notice
under the Construction Contracts Act 2013

Keith Kelliher, Accredited Mediator, Accredited Adjudicator, Kelliher &Associates Quantity Surveyors

Is there a consequence stated or implied?
Section 4 of the Construction Contracts Act
Does legislation need a purpose
The current High Court position
Tips to avoid having the question answered

The impact of ESG on Irish Construction Contracts with the Introduction
of Mandatory Reporting

Ciara Dooley, Senior Associate, Arthur Cox

Irelands Built Environment & Targets
Lean Construction
Modern Methods of Construction
Net Zero / TCLP Clauses
Green Public Procurement

Recovery of Costs, the Introduction of Liability Caps and
Managing Price Fluctuations

Robert Rooney, Partner, Construction, Infrastructure and Utilities team, Mason Hayes and Curran

Liability caps
Changes in the PWC
Recovery of costs
Price fluctuation
Changes to the SAQs

11:30

Coffee Break

Delays and Disruptions

Kevin Harnett, Partner, Head of the Construction Team, Hayes Solicitors

Termination Of Construction Contracts – Contractual Pre-Requisites

Hugh Cummins, Partner, Phillip Lee

Evidence and records
Notices of Default
Termination Clauses
Constraints – third party consents
Implications of wrongful termination

Bonds in Construction

Alan Philip Brady BL, Barrister-at-Law, The Law Library

How construction bonds work and why contractors need them.
Public vs. private projects
Types of construction bonds
Securing a construction bond
Risk assessment
Claims against a bond

13:30

Lunch Break

Professional Indemnity and Project Security

Tim Brennan, Solicitor in the Construction Team, ByrneWallace LLP

Anatomy of a PI policy – key terms
Issues that may trigger a claim - standards of care
The importance of underlying project documentation
Commercial awareness when negotiating and reporting on construction project documents

2023 case law update

William Brown, Director, Fortfield and Brown

Recent case law update
What to be aware of for 2024

Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023

Siobhan Kearney, Senior Associate, A&L Goodbody LLP

Background to the introduction of the SEO
Overview of the key changes introduced by the SEO
How the Public Works Contracts deals with change in law

16:00

Conference Close

- What are third-party cookies?
- Not all cookies are good cookies
- Why are third-party cookies going away?
- What are first-party cookies?
- What aboutzero-party data?
- How can zero-party data build trust?
- How to prepare for the third party phaseout

09:00

Introduction to The Most Creative Conference

Arlene Miles

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