Construction Law Training 2025/26

Details of Archor’s Training Webinar Series

We are delighted to announce details of our series of ‘Construction Law Training’ webinars across Autumn 2025 and Spring 2026.

These six one hour sessions, each between 8.30am and 9.30am, will focus on the JCT forms of contract, and take a project through procurement, delivery, and dispute resolution. They are intended as introductions for anyone in a role that has an interface with the legal landscape – for example QSs, project managers, and commercial managers and directors – or anyone that needs a refresher on the fundamentals of construction law.

More details on each webinar are set out below. To register for your free place, click this link.

You can signup to all the webinars, or select those that are most useful for you – and if you can’t make any particular session, you’ll receive a recording if you have signed-up.

Session 1 –  Procurement, contractual relationships and design

This session has now taken place, but you can review the slides here and watch a recording below.

Session 2 – The Construction Act(s) and the JCT Payment Cycles

This session has now taken place, but you can review the slides here and watch a recording below.

Session 3 – 19/11/2025 – Extensions of time, loss and expense and insurance

  • Relevant Events, in particular:
    • Exceptionally adverse weather
    • Statutory Undertakers
    • Force majeure
  • Basics in assessing delay
  • Relevant Matters and how to assess loss and expense
  • Understanding the different types of insurance
  • CAR insurance – key concepts
  • Joint names / composite insurance

Session 4 – 14/01/2026 – Other key clauses in JCT contracts and dealing with amendments

  • Changes / Variations
  • Partial possession
  • Liquidated damages
  • Defects
  • Termination
  • Amendments: why are they used, and typical examples

Session 5 – 04/03/2026 – Overview of dispute resolution

  • What are the options?
  • Adjudication – the process, key issues, and relevant case law

Session 6 – 22/04/2026 – Common pitfalls / our experiences

  • Payments on account
  • Payment for off-site materials
  • Incorrect valuation of Changes / Variations
  • Provisional sums
  • Out of time payment notices
  • Termination