Background, structure and application of IChemE’s New Silver Book
- Introduction to new contracts for consultancy and professional services in the process industries.
- The Silver Book governs purchaser-consultant relationships and liabilities.
- Course covers application, structure, and key elements of Professional Services Contracts.
- Includes differences between Short and Long Forms, payment terms, and intellectual property rights.
- Training available in Scotland and throughout the UK on IChemE Silver Book.
Overview
The course focuses on the new Professional Services Contracts published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers. It covers the structure and application of the contracts, including agreement, general conditions, special conditions, and schedules. Key elements discussed include differences between short and long forms, international and UK application, purchaser and consultant relationships, payment terms, liabilities, intellectual property rights, and dispute resolution. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the contractual relationship and obligations between purchasers and consultants in the process and related industries.
Who should attend
Consultants, Project Managers
Introduction
The Institution of Chemical Engineers has for the first time since 2004 published two entirely new contracts which have been developed for consultancy and professional services including project management, design, contract management and other similar activities applicable to the process and related industries. The new handbook to be known as the Silver Book contains short and long forms of contract which have been developed to govern the contractual relationship, rights and liabilities of the purchaser and the consultant.
Course Content
a. A general introduction to the application and structure of the Professional Services Contracts
b. Contract contents:
i Agreement
ii General Conditions
iii Special Conditions Part A (United Kingdom) and Part B (Optional
iv The Schedules
c. Application and key elements
i Differences between the Short and Long Forms
ii International and UK application
iii Purchaser and Consultant relationships and their impact of the contract
iv Payments Terms
v Liabilities
vi Intellectual Property Rights
vii Suspension, Termination and Disputes
IChemE Silver Book Training Scotland, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen and onsite courses throughout the UK.
