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Katrina Van Houtte, Partner, Dentons
Insurance and Indemnity in Construction Contracts: The Impact on Liability
- Insurance in the construction industry, and who should take what cover, and what does it mean?
- Deductibles and exclusions: who should pay?
- How does insurance affect liability?
- How to link insurance to indemnity, or not
Presented by John Walton, Barrister, Arbitrator, Commercial Mediator, Bankside Chambers
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between insurance and indemnity clauses in construction contracts and how they affect allocation of liability
- Evaluate the practical implications of coverage, deductibles, and exclusions to ensure effective risk management across parties
Presenters
Katrina Van Houtte, Partner, Dentons
Katrina is a construction and infrastructure lawyer with over 18 years’ experience. She brings a unique perspective and deep understanding of the sector having worked in-house at Fletcher Building. Katrina specialises in complex vertical and infrastructure projects acting for all industry sector participants – principals, consultants and contractors. She has experience in all contracting and procurement models, including PPPs, Alliancing, design and construct, PMO, construction management, ECI and construct-only. Katrina has particular expertise in risk management, project controls and recovery strategies for distressed projects. Katrina is an industry leader and is a board member of Infrastructure New Zealand.
John Walton, Barrister, Arbitrator, Commercial Mediator, Bankside Chambers
John Walton is a barrister, at Bankside Chambers in Auckland, practising as an arbitrator (both domestically and internationally), construction contracts adjudicator and commercial mediator. He also probity audits and peer reviews major construction and public procurement projects as an independent advisor. John is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and in Hong Kong; he is a past President of AMINZ, Fellow of AMINZ, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK and of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is also a member of the Society of Construction Arbitrators in the UK, and in 2019 was made an Honorary Life Member of the Society of Construction Law.
