Contract Law and Tort Law in the Workplace

Contract Law and Tort Law in the Workplace

21 October 2024 (Mon)

Time
0930 –1700

Fee
HK$1,700

Venue
Admiralty/ Wanchai

Language
Cantonese supplemented with English materials

The objectives of this training course is to equip officers with principles and concepts of contract law and tort law as well as the application of legal principles at work for effective discharge of duties and quality service to the public. Upon completion of the training course, the trainees are expected to be able to:

  • Understand the contractual issues relating to tortious liabilities in their workplace;
  • Appreciate the legal implications as well as liabilities for negligence.

Content

  • Formation, variation and termination of contract
  • Element of a valid contract
  • Contract terms and conditions
  • Vitiating elements
  • Privity of contract
  • Discharge of contracts
  • Breach of contract and remedies
  • Principles of tortious liabilities
  • Negligence and duty of care
  • Employers’ liability and vicarious liability
  • Occupiers’ liability
  • Defences in relation to torts
  • Remedies and damages under tortious liabilities
  • Application of the legal principles to day-to-day management decisions
  • Cases Studies

Trainer

Mr. Harrison CHEUNG

Barrister-at-Law, Chartered Engineer, Arbitrator, HKIAC Mediator and Dispute Resolution Advisor,

NEC4 ECC Accredited Project Manager

Harrison is a practicing barrister, a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also an HKIAC accredited mediator and is on the Panel List of Mediators and Arbitrators of the Hong Kong Bar Association. Harrison is a seasoned speaker who has been co-operating with local universities (HKU, PolyU, CityU SCOPE, etc.) in recent years and teaching courses of various legal topics. With more than 20 years experience in the construction industry, Harrison is dedicated to designing and teaching courses tailor-made to the construction industry for both in-house training and public courses, feedback is very positive from participants. Since July 2012, there are more than 5,000 participants who joined the courses, who are management staffs, government officials and professionals from different disciplines.