New Accreditation with Dubai Legal Affairs Department
We're pleased to announce that Claims Class is now an accredited training provider with The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department (DLAD) under their Continuing Legal Professional Development programme.
Now if you're not a practicing Construction Lawyer this news may not be of much interest to you. But if you are, read on...
Continuing Legal Professional Development (CLPD)
As we're sure you're aware, all practicing legal professionals in Dubai must undertake 16 hours of training each year. 8 hours are mandatory courses set by the DLAD. The remaining 8 hours are elective. As an accredited training provider, Claims Class courses can now be taken to make up the elective 8 hours. And even better news, all our courses have been awarded the maximum of 4 points.
Ways to Achieve CLPD with Us
In addition to taking our e-courses on construction contracts and claims, we can work with law firms to provide in-house training to construction law teams. There's obvious upsides to this approach including: a personalised experience, the option for us to come in and work with you one-to-one and get into the nitty gritty of the challenges you face, plus the usual customisation when it comes to course content.
The Details
- You'll now see Claims Class listed on the DLAD website under Accredited Activities.
- Our provider code is BB80.
- To book any course, just contact us directly and let us know you'll be using it as part of your CLPD. We'll help you through the booking process and ensure you have everything you need when you come to file your CLPD records at the end of the year.
Looking to boost your CLPD before the end of 2022? Our newest Live Online course - FIDIC 2017 vs. 1999: What's Changed? starts 12th October.
Construction Claims Education - Celebrating 10 years!
This Summer marks 10 years since we started delivering education on construction claims and contracts.
When I decided to write a book on claims all those years ago, I never imagined it would lead us here.
But off the back of that book, people started to contact me about training. I realised there was a need for practical, quality training in the field. A few months later we launched our first course on construction claims and 'Claims Class' was born.
10 Years On…
Fast-forward to today and I'm proud to say that Claims Class is a recognisable brand. We are well-known for the quality of training we provide and offer a range of courses on construction contracts and claims.
Our mission has been, and continues to be, to:
- provide construction contract and claims training that is accessible, practical and accredited;
- provide students with knowledge and skills to work as sought after construction professionals;
- improve professional standards within the specialist field of construction contracts and claims;
- ensure that projects are well-managed, completed on-time under the contract;
- reduce construction claims; and
- ensure that where claims do arise, resolution happens quickly and professionally.
We've trained hundreds of professionals across the globe and at any one time, have students from over 60 countries studying with us.
Celebrate with us
As a thank you to everyone who has attended a workshop, taken an e-course or follows and likes what we do...
we're offering a huge 30% saving on intermediate and premium and 20% on basic e-courses until 26th August.
You won't see this saving for another 10 years so if you've been sat on the fence, now is the time to sign up! Check out our e-courses today.
Why Choose A FIDIC Certified Trainer?
If you’ve followed Claims Class for a while, you’ll know the name Andy Hewitt, our newly certified FIDIC trainer!
Maybe Andy tutored you as a student on one our e-courses. Perhaps you’ve seen him speak at industry seminars and conferences. Or if you’re a bookworm, perhaps you’ve read some of his books on claims and FIDIC?
Not one to sit idle, Andy has recently added another string to his bow...
FIDIC 1999 Claims
A Guide to Claims for Extensions of Time and Additional Payment Under the Red, Yellow and Silver Books
A new book by Andy Hewitt, FICCP, FCIOB, FCICES, FQSi
Inadequately expressed claims are one of the most frequent reasons for time-consuming and costly disputes. Andy Hewitt’s latest book examines the FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver Books. He takes a look at each clause that provides entitlement to make a claim for an extension of time and additional payment.
Andy explains in practical terms the interpretation and application of clauses. He also discusses FIDIC procedures for:
- The giving of notices.
- The submission of detailed particulars of the claim.
- The Engineer’s responses and determinations.
A New Era For Claims Class
Back in 2009, our founder Andy Hewitt was reviewing claims on a large project for an international contractor.
As a claims specialist, the poor standard of many of the claims that passed his desk day to day horrified him. He decided that something needed to be done. So, he wrote his first book: ‘Construction Claims & Responses: effective writing and presentation’. Following its success, Andy was often asked to present seminars on the topic.
Claims Class Was Born
FIDIC 1999 Notices - Andy Hewitt's Latest Book
At the end of 2019 I was working with a contractor-client on several extension of time and additional cost claims. I needed to demonstrate that the contractor had complied with the contractual notice provisions in FIDIC.
This client had sent some notices. In most cases though, these didn’t comply with the contract requirements. In many cases they were completely meaningless as notices.
Need Staff Training During Lockdown? No Problem!
Whilst COVID-19 has caused immeasurable harm, it has at least taught us one good thing: people can work from home without a loss of efficiency.
But what about staff training?
Video conferencing (think Zoom, MS Teams, etc.) is being used to great effect. Remote working and meetings have saved time and cut down on travel costs. The sharing of information via webinars has also seen a huge upsurge in recent months.
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Practical Use of the FIDIC Contracts Intermediate E-Course | Accepting Trial Students!
You may have seen last year that Claims Class has stepped into the world of online learning and to kick things off, we launched our Construction Claims Basic and Construction Claims Intermediate E-Courses in 2017.Read more