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Managing Legal Risk in Construction (LAWS70441)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
May
Teaching staff:
David Ulbrick (Coordinator)
Tina Funge
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
Overview
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Construction industry personnel and their lawyers are increasingly aware of the need to anticipate the legal implications of communication and ‘issue management’ throughout the project life cycle. Therefore, this subject aims to equip industry professionals and lawyers with the skills necessary to identify and proactively manage legal risk during the procurement and delivery phases. Complementing other subjects within Melbourne Law School’s construction law program that examine legal risks and their management, this subject provides practical insights into key aspects of the legal/project interface, including tendering and contract preparation procedures that efficiently ‘document the deal’ and contract administration techniques that minimise disputation.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject should be able to:
- Evaluate and explain legal risk in relation to construction projects
- Apply expert and specialised cognitive and technical skills required to manage and advise upon legal risk in the construction industry during the tendering and construction phases
- Critically reflect on, and be confident in working across, the interaction between the technical, commercial and legal aspects of legal risk in construction
- Apply research and communication skills required to investigate, examine and analyse existing and emerging legal issues relating to legal risk in construction
- Draft complex project correspondence and internal briefing papers in relation to legal risks in construction.
Last updated: 8 November 2024