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Everything you need to know about the RIBA/BIID Domestic Professional Services Contract

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Date Published: 18/05/2023

 

In this 1-hour webinar, panellists Colin Jones, Susie Rumbold and Steven Cross will be discussing the RIBA/BIID Domestic Professional Services Contract: Interior Design Services.

Their conversation will cover

  • Why you should be using a professional prepared standard form of appointment.
  • Which contract you need to choose for which project/client
  • The key features of the contracts
  • The interior designer’s perspective
  • How to access and prepare a digital contract (live demo)
  • Your questions answered.

WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH

A greater understanding of:

  • How important contracts are for providing clarity on the tasks and services that you are delivering, and the obligations and rights of each party.
  • Which contract you need to select for your project and why
  • How to prepare and complete a contract online. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Colin Jones is Partner of HCR Hewitsons and a solicitor specialising in construction and procurement law. He is long-time adviser to BIID and its members and as well as overseeing our Legal Helpline he has advised on the BIID contracts of appointment, including working in the past as part of a BIID team in the drafting of the BIID Concise Agreement for Interior Design Services contract published by RIBA Publishing.

Susie Rumbold is the Founder and Creative Director of Tessuto, and a Past President of the British Institute of Interior Design. With over 30 years spent in the interior design industry, Susie has amassed a wealth of knowledge and expertise. She assisted in the development of the BIID Interior Design Professional Services contracts in partnership with the RIBA and is the author of the BIID Interior Design Project Book.

Steven Cross is Director of Commercial Development at the RIBA. Steven oversees the development of the suite of RIBA Professional Services and Building Contracts, including the partnership with the BIID, and the RIBA/BIID contract for interior design services.  Steven is also responsible for the development of RIBA Contracts Digital – the online tool that allows users to create, prepare and issue a contract for their clients and projects.  

 

This webinar is worth 1 hour of structured CPD.