Bethan Onions - Solicitor, Arup 23 April 2014

Same, same but different: What are the real legal implications of BIM?

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BIM Level 2 – Key Issues

1. Intellectual Property - #BSL2014IPR

2. Standard of Care - #BSL2014RSC

3. Who is the designer? - #BSL2014Designer

4. Ownership, Preservation, Loss of Data - #BSL2014DataLoss

5. Legal Status of Model - #BSL2014LegalStatus

6. Data Translation & Interoperability - #BSL2014Translation

Risk? – Mitigation? – Different for BIM?

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BIM Checklist

• What is BIM being used for?

• Does project team understand remit?

• Level of information, design and reliance clear?

• Who is doing what and when?

• Matrix of responsibilities?

• Scope / deliverables clear?

• Protocol in place?

• BIM Manager in place?

• Management of version control?

• Clash detections in place?

• Audit trail process?

• Implementation/Project Execution Plan in place?

• Key risks recorded in Risk Register?

• Keep key risks under review and manage

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Key Message

Save for some specifics, follow general best practice on your projects…

… but let’s revisit when we get to Level 3.

Thank you!