Learn how contracts allocate risk through indemnities, liability caps, exclusions and insurance requirements, and how to review and negotiate these provisions so risks are covered and affordable.
Indemnities, limitations of liability and insurance clauses decide who pays when things go wrong, yet they are among the least understood provisions in commercial contracts. This course examines how contracts allocate risk between parties and how insurance supports that allocation. It explains indemnity structures, including mutual and knock-for-knock arrangements common in the energy sector, caps on liability, exclusions of consequential loss, and the main insurance policies required in project and service contracts, such as construction all risks, third-party liability and professional indemnity.
Participants analyze sample clauses, map risk allocation across a contract chain and identify gaps between contractual obligations and insurance cover. Exercises include reviewing insurance requirements, checking certificates and endorsements, and negotiating balanced liability positions. The course connects legal, commercial and insurance perspectives without assuming specialist knowledge of any one. It is offered as a classroom or live online program in Doha and can run as an in-house program for organizations that want to examine their own contract templates and insurance arrangements.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Analyze how risk is allocated between parties in commercial and project contracts
Interpret indemnity clauses, including mutual and knock-for-knock structures
Assess limitation of liability caps and consequential loss exclusions
Identify the main insurance policies used in project and service contracts
Align contractual insurance requirements with the risks and indemnities assumed
Negotiate balanced risk, liability and insurance provisions with counterparties
This course is aimed at professionals who draft, review or negotiate the risk and insurance provisions of contracts.
Contract managers and contracts engineers
Procurement and commercial professionals
Risk and insurance officers
Project managers responsible for contractor risk
In-house legal and compliance staff
Identifying risks in a contract and who controls them
Allocating risk to the party best able to manage it
Risk flow-down through subcontracts
Pricing risk and its effect on tenders
What an indemnity does and how it differs from damages
Mutual indemnities and knock-for-knock regimes
Third-party claims and defence of claims
Drafting pitfalls and unclear indemnity wording
Liability caps and how they are calculated
Exclusion of indirect and consequential loss
Carve-outs for fraud, wilful misconduct and gross negligence
Liquidated damages as a limit on exposure
Construction all risks and property insurance
Third-party, employer's and professional indemnity liability
Additional insured, waiver of subrogation and cross liability
Deductibles, exclusions and evidence of cover
Risk allocation review checklist
Spotting gaps between indemnities and insurance
Negotiation strategies for liability positions
Working with brokers, insurers and legal advisers
Energy, construction, marine and industrial activity in Qatar involves high-value assets, hazardous operations and multi-tier contractor chains, all of which make risk allocation and insurance central to commercial success. Organizations in Doha regularly negotiate with international contractors who bring their own standard positions on liability and indemnities. Understanding these provisions helps protect assets, people and balance sheets. This course builds the cross-disciplinary judgement that contract, procurement and risk professionals need in Qatar's project-intensive economy.
Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, case studies and timetable.
It is a course on the provisions that decide who bears loss under a contract. It covers risk allocation, indemnities, liability caps, consequential loss exclusions and the insurance policies that support them, with practical clause review and negotiation exercises.
It suits contract managers, contracts engineers, procurement and commercial staff, risk and insurance officers, project managers and in-house legal or compliance professionals who draft, review or negotiate liability and insurance terms.
No. The main insurance policies and terms are explained from first principles, with a focus on how they interact with contract clauses. Participants with insurance experience will find value in the contractual analysis and negotiation sessions.
Yes. It can be delivered at your premises or online and tailored to your organization's sector, examples and schedule, including a review of your own template clauses and insurance requirements. Contact Leaders Training Center to plan the training.
Tell us a little about yourself and an advisor will contact you about batch timings, fees and eligibility. No obligation.
Sat–Thu: 09:00–22:00Fri: 08:00–22:00
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