As Nicholas Gould explains, the services offered by Project Managers vary considerably, as do the qualifications and experience of the people putting themselves forward for this role. There is no defined group of services for them to undertake and only a limited number of standard form contracts for their performance. The purpose of Nicholas’ paper, therefore is first to explain, by reference to certain standard forms and professional bodies what the typical role and services of a project manager are. Second, he looks at the limited number of legal cases involving project manages, including Pozzolanic Lytag Ltd v Bryan Hobson Associates and Palermo Nominees Pty Lt v Broad Construction Service Pty Ltd, to see what the courts have had to say about those responsibilities.
Victoria Russell provided a case law update paper and talk to the members of the South East branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators discussing the most recent decisions relating to adjudication enforcement and arbitration.