ABSTRACT

Clause 17-Risk and responsibility 27.6 Clauses 17.1 to 17.4 are relevant to insurance issues but clauses 17.5 and 17.6 are not directly relevant, as they relate to risks in respect of intellectual property rights and limitations

27.7 This requires the Contractor to indemnify the Employer against all claims, damages, losses and expenses in respect of bodily injury, sickness, disease or death of any person:

(1) arising out of the Contractor’s design or the execution and completion of the Works, and remedying of any defects in the Works unless attributable to the negligence, wilful act or breach of the Employer and those for whom the Employer is responsible; and

(2) in respect of damage to or loss of any property arising out of the Contractor’s design, the execution and completion of the Works and remedying of any defects in the Works provided that it is attributable to the negligence, unlawful act or breach of contract by the Contractor and those for whom he is responsible.