Construction Contracts: What You Need to Know in 2026/27

Summary

Please note: this event is for over 18’s only.

This informative legal and contracts update will provide essential guidance for professionals involved in the delivery and management of construction projects.

The session will explore recent legislative developments, including the Building Safety Act, alongside a review of key case law and its practical implications for the industry. Topics will include contract formation, payment and pay less notices, adjudication, and other significant legal issues affecting construction projects.

The event will also examine anticipated future developments and changes within the legal and contractual landscape, equipping attendees with valuable knowledge to help manage risk and stay up to date with industry requirements.

Please register to attend so we can arrange adequate catering, and specify any dietary requirements. Thank You.

Please note: this event is for over 18’s only.

This learning activity can contribute to your annual CPD return and should be logged accordingly.

Speaker

Geraldine Fleming has worked in the construction industry for over 20 years, now specialising in dispute resolution and in house lectures across the supply chain.

She is dual qualified, being a chartered Quantity Surveyor, and also holding a law degree.

She has been employed on preparing, defending and negotiating claims on a wide range of projects both in the UK and overseas. She has experience of and has worked with a wide range of contracts and sub-contracts including standard and non-standard forms and regularly drafts and comments on such contracts. She is experienced in representing all sectors of the industry in dispute resolution.

She also lectures regularly for many professional associations, and presents for CECA, RICS, RIBA, CIOB, CAB, ECA, ICE and FIS.

She has written a number of articles for publications such as the AIS’s magazine and Builder and Engineer and Confederation of Construction Specialists, and one of her articles was referred to in a government report on retention. She was also featured in Building magazine’s “40 under 40” – although that was a few years ago and now works for Diales in the North West

CIOB Assist

This event is free to attend, but if you would like to make an optional donation to CIOB Assist you can do this during the registration process.

Contact

CIOB - North West

Email: [email protected]

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