Indemnities and Limitation of Liability Clauses
These two clauses decide who carries the loss when something goes wrong, and they are often copied between contracts without being read against the deal in front of you. This course covers reading them, drafting them and negotiating them.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Indemnity, warranty and guarantee: what each one actually does
- 02Anatomy of a liability clause: caps, baskets and carve outs
- 03Consequential and indirect loss, and why the wording keeps failing
- 04Drafting a cap that matches the value and the risk of the deal
- 05The insurance behind an indemnity, and the gap between the two
- 06Enforceability: unfair terms, statutory limits and public policy
- 07Negotiating the clause, and the trades that usually settle it
What you will gain
- Separate an indemnity from a warranty and a guarantee
- Read a liability cap and see what it really excludes
- Draft caps, carve outs and exclusions that hold
- Price the risk each clause moves between the parties
- Check that insurance will answer the indemnity given
- Spot wording that will not survive a challenge
Who should attend
- Contract managers and commercial staff
- In house legal and compliance teams
- Procurement and bid professionals
- Project and operations managers who sign contracts
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 27 Oct 2026 | Cape Town | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 23 to 24 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 7 to 8 Dec 2026 | London | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 11 to 12 Jan 2027 | Dubai | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 1 to 2 Mar 2027 | Pretoria | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 3 to 4 May 2027 | Durban | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 19 to 20 Jul 2027 | Cape Town | 2 Days | R10,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R10,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 2 Days
- Field
- Legal, Contracts & Compliance
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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