Seminar In Person

Legal Update by Geraldine Fleming

by CIOB Preston

Event details

  • Leyland Golf Club Limited, Leyland
  • 09 September 2025
  • 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM BST

Event fees

CIOB Member

Free

CIOB Student Member

Free

Non-Member

£25.00

CIOB Assist Optional Donation

£5.00

CIOB Assist Optional Donation

£10.00

Summary

Geraldine Fleming will give an update on legal and contractual changes over the last 12 months.

Geraldine Fleming will give an update on legal and contractual changes over the last 12 months, and advise on the potential impact of these changes on your business.

She will be covering a number of adjudication decisions along with collateral warranties and a brief look at the Building Safety Act.This legal and contracts update provides important information for all those involved in the management of construction projects.

The following issues (and more) will be covered:

  • Legislation including Building Safety Act, Procurement Act and the Arbitration Act
  • Caselaw – including

> JCT 2016 – termination for non-payment

> The rules on payment and pay less notices

> Adjudication case law

  • Future changes expected


Members: gain 3 CIOB CPD points when you reflect on the ethical aspects of your learning from this activity.

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


SPEAKER:

Geraldine Fleming has worked in the construction industry for over 25 years, specialising in dispute resolution for the last 20.

She is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, and also holds 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 has experience across all sectors of the industry in dispute resolution, and lectures regularly for many professional associations such as the RICS, RIBA, CIOB, ECA and ICE.

Geraldine has written numerous articles for publications, such as the AIS magazine, Builder and Engineer, and Confederation of Construction Specialists. One of her articles was also recently referred to in a government report on retentions and a few years ago featured in Building magazine’s “40 under 40”.


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:

Please contact Bee Younis should you have any questions or concerns.

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 07747536482.