Law

The legal foundations of architectural practice: formation and breach of contract, tortious duty of care, professional negligence standard, limitation periods, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation. Understand concurrent liability and how appointment terms affect exposure. 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.