Construction law - key topics

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Construction law - key topics

The requirement for clarity, ground conditions and hassle and encumbrance are key topics in construction law, with potentially large financial values at stake.

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The course is practically oriented and helps you understand the standard contracts, the limitations in them and how issues can and should be handled, so that you can better ensure both finances and progress in the projects.

What you will learn on the course

  • Conflicts in projects
    How conflicts arise, what increases the level of conflict, and what you can do to prevent and reduce conflicts.

  • Interpretation of contracts and tender documents
    How to interpret contract provisions and tender documents, the clarity requirement and the significance of recent case law from the Supreme Court.

  • Ground Ratio Risk
    How ground conditions problems arise, how Norwegian Standards regulates the risk, how it should be distributed in contracts, and how the courts practice the rules.

  • Plunder and encumbrance, notification and assessment
    What hassle and encumbrance are, how claims arise, how the client can reduce risk, the contractor secure evidence, and how claims should be notified, answered and assessed according to regulations and practice.

  • Adviser liability
    The requirements imposed on advisers (the professional norm), the requirement for causation and principles for determining liability.

Practical information

  • If you cancel one of our professional courses or conferences after the registration deadline, a fee of 20 percent of the course or conference price will be charged. In case of cancellation later than three working days before the event, or in case of no-show, the full course fee will be invoiced. To unsubscribe from a course, email 

In cooperation with NITO, RIF og TEKNA

This course is part of the construction collaboration together with RIF and Tekna. Tekna, RIF and NITO have a total of approximately 25,000 members related to the building, construction and real estate market (BAE). Our respective members work closely together on projects primarily on the consultant side, but also on the builder and contractor side. It is therefore natural that our members and other networks receive the same continuing education offer within the mentioned industry.