Appointments & Fees

Structure and negotiate architect appointments using the RIBA PSC 2020 family: Standard, Concise, Principal Designer, Subconsultant, Client Advisor, and Domestic forms. Understand indemnity limits, net contribution clauses, novation agreements, and copyright assignment. This topic sits at the heart of the Part 3 examination, appearing across all three written papers and in the oral examination. Examiners frequently combine this area with overlapping topics, particularly professional ethics and the impact of procurement route selection on design liability.

Candidates should be able to apply statutory knowledge to project scenarios, demonstrating not just awareness of obligations but practical judgement about how competing duties interact under time and budget pressure.