Working with renowned, and self-proclaimed recovering, construction lawyer Sarah Fox, FIS is running an interactive workshop on Wednesday 7th May, 1.30pm – 3.30pm with the aim of creating a simple sub-contract built on the 500 words principle. Sarah has spent 10 years putting her idea into practice and drafting UK construction contracts starting with just 500 words. This work very much aligns to FIS Responsible No Campaign and our wider work on improving contractual practice and procurement in the sector.
At the heart of her work is a simple idea – simplification works. When you streamline deals and clarify terms you’ll save time, improve relationships, and avoid conflict.
The workshop will be held online, is limited to 12 people and we will be using existing (more traditional) Standard Terms created through FIS as the base and the principles of the Conflict Avoidance Process and set down the in the “Best Practice Guide: Improving Management of Building Contracts” to support the process (both available via our legal and contractual toolkit here). We will also be using an Artificial Intelligence Tool, Genie AI, to support the process and help understand and assess the potential of new technology in the process.
If you want a bit more background on the 500 Words Principles, Sarah’s website is here 500 Words and she did a cracking Podcast here.
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