DEFECTS and DAMAGES

AIM

Introduction to defects in construction contracts, global design liability, product/material inadequecies and construction process failures, operations and maintenance issues , damages claims and remedies .

CONTENT

This course contains; Introduction: basic concepts,Types of damages,Limitation of liability,Employer claims: Delay damages,Employer claims: direct damages,Employer claims: Indirect damages,Contractor claims: Direct damages,Contractor claims:Indirect damages,Midterm exam study,Damage claims,Calculation of damages,Case study and exercise,Exercise,Review.

WEEKLY PLAN

1. WEEK 1

   Introduction: basic concepts

2. WEEK 2

   Types of damages

3. WEEK 3

   Limitation of liability

4. WEEK 4

   Employer claims: Delay damages

5. WEEK 5

   Employer claims: direct damages

6. WEEK 6

   Employer claims: Indirect damages

7. WEEK 7

   Contractor claims: Direct damages

8. WEEK 7

   Contractor claims:Indirect damages

9. WEEK 9

   Midterm exam study

10. WEEK 10

    Damage claims

11. WEEK 11

    Calculation of damages

12. WEEK 12

    Case study and exercise

13. WEEK 13

    Exercise

14. WEEK 14

    Review

ASSESSMENT

• Rate of Midterm Exam to Success50%
• Rate of Final Exam to Success50%

READING

• Roger ter Haar, Remedies in Construction Law, Taylor & Francis, 2013 Philip Davenport,Construction Claims, Federation Press, 2006

TEACHING STAFF

• Prof.Dr. Ayşe Zeynep SÖZENCOORDINATOR
• Prof.Dr. Ayşe Zeynep SÖZEN