Managing risk & contractual liability

In the first of a new series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour examining contractual risks and liability claims, we look at design defects and ways to avoid them.

In the second part of our series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour, we look at the value of written records when defending a negligence claim.

The third part of our series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour explores the problems that can arise from failing to follow a tight brief.

The fourth part of our series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour looks at site inspections and the potential liability attached to these.

The fifth part of our series from Griffiths & Armour demonstrates how communication failures lie behind many liability claims.

The sixth part of our series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour focuses on problematic projects and clients.

Our series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour moves on from examining the underlying causes of claims, to consider the effects of contractual terms.

The risks posed by indemnity clauses are the subject of our latest article from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour.

This month’s article from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour highlights the risks posed by strict liability provisions within contracts.

The series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour examines certification and warns consultants to consider carefully what they are being asked to sign.

This month's article from Griffiths & Armour explains the benefits of net contribution clauses (NCCs) and clauses which limit an engineer's liability.

The intention behind an NCC is for an engineer’s liability in a multi-party dispute to be limited to an equitable proportion of any losses. It seeks to modify the effects of joint and several liability, a principle which otherwise applies in circumstances where more than one party is liable to the same claimant for the same loss.

This month’s article from Griffiths & Armour considers the potential pitfalls of novation agreements and offers advice on how to avoid or mitigate these.