Translator：Jiang Wenyu

On December 23, 2021, Mr. Liu Zhaofu, Senior Partner of Shanghai Landing Law Offices, was invited by Shanghai Corporate Counsel Association (“SCCA”) to give a lecture on "Legal Risks and Preventive Measures in Construction Projects".

Shanghai Corporate Counsel Association (“SCCA”), founded in October 2004, is a professional, non-profit social organization of corporate capacity joined, on voluntary basis, by corporate legal workers in Shanghai. The scope of service of SCCA covers the areas including legal publicity, legal training, practical research, business consulting, legal service, dispute coordination, rights and interests’ protection, cooperative communication, and assumption of the relevant government-entrusted work. SCCA is a service platform for construction of corporate rule of law, and a bridge and link between and among the government, enterprises, and other organizations. SCCA strives to pool various resources, promote legal publicity and legal services, and make contributions to the overall rule of law in China.

The Construction Projects will be affected by many factors, and eventually breed many legal risks, which pose a serious threat to the construction of engineering projects, and become the main problem faced by construction enterprises. In order to ensure the efficient implementation of the project and improve the risk prevention and control mechanism, so as to improve the implementation effectiveness of the project, Mr. Liu shared and exchanged views on the theme of "Legal Risks and Prevention Measures in Construction Projects ", which mainly covered the basic legal concepts contracts and management related to construction, settlement, change and claims, legal skills of clearing the operation team, and skills for external correspondence (including drafting and responding to letters), project seal management, common legal questions and answers in construction and other issues of project management, etc. In addition, according to his own practice experience, Mr. Liu provided professional guidance on how to handle on-site investigations by the public security organs, the procuratorate, and the court, as well as lawyer's evidence collection and other external relations matters.

After the basic content of the lecture was shared, the attendees had the opportunity to ask questions regarding the issues they encountered in their work practices or any confusion they had during the lecture. Mr. Liu provided detailed answers to each question from a legal perspective, drawing on his many years of professional experience. Finally, the three-hour lecture concluded successfully with applause from the audience.