Karila, Société d'avocatsMasterConstruction

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Regulatory information

Reviewed 29 July 2026

MasterConstruction is the training platform of Karila, Société d'avocats, a training provider registered under activity declaration number 11 75 58555 75 (préfecture d'Île-de-France) — this registration does not amount to State approval. Trainer: Laurent Karila, lawyer, lecturer at université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Format

100 % remote, asynchronous

Access

Immediate upon subscription · 12 months

Audience

Lawyers and construction professionals

Prerequisites

None (Base/Interm.) · prior levels (Advanced/Expert)

Award

Nominative certificate per subject, verifiable

Accessibility

Adaptations on request · named contact

Audience and prerequisites

Lawyers and associates, in-house counsel, claims and legal teams (insurers, builders), developers, brokers, building owners and design professionals, law students. Base and Intermediate tracks: no prerequisite other than professional practice of, or interest in, construction law. Advanced and Expert tracks: command of the previous levels or established practice. The Self-assessment module (in French) recommends the right track for each learner (entry positioning).

The training actions

01 Builders' liability

Objectives: Characterise a defect and connect it to the right regime (one-year making-good warranty, two-year warranty, ten-year liability, ordinary contract law, tort); identify who owes the statutory warranties; secure acceptance of the works and its reservations; run the full reasoning of a case (time limits, grounds, recourse claims).

Estimated track duration: Base 11 h 45 · Intermediate 12 h 45 · Advanced 18 h 30 · Expert 20 h 15

02 Construction insurance

Objectives: Master the Spinetta system (two-stage mechanism); run a DO insurance claim and its deadlines; trigger compulsory decennal liability cover (RCD); handle the direct action and subrogation; secure the time limits (two-year insurance limitation, ten-year time bar).

Estimated track duration: Base 12 h · Intermediate 13 h 15 · Advanced 19 h · Expert 21 h

03 Works contracts and subcontracting

Objectives: Choose and secure the contractual arrangement; form the contract (documents, payment guarantees); master the price (lump sum, additional works, final accounts); apply the Act of 1975 on subcontracting; manage the end of the contract and its disputes.

Estimated track duration: Base 11 h 15 · Intermediate 12 h 30 · Advanced 18 h 15 · Expert 19 h 45

Estimation method: durations are computed from the actual content of each course (reading volume, flashcards, quiz questions, case-study steps), weighted by track — the final examination (≈ 4 h) is included at Advanced and Expert levels. Each trainee's actual connection times are logged and reported in the completion certificate.

Each action comes in four tracks (Base, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert). The detailed programme of the 27 courses is available on the Campus (in French — the courses themselves are taught in French).

Format, access times and prices

  • Training delivered 100 % remotely, asynchronously — platform available 24/7, nothing to install.
  • Access time: immediate upon subscription (account activation); access for 12 months (purchase of a subject) or for the duration of the subscription.
  • Methods: structured course sheets (animated diagrams, podcasts), flashcards, landmark cases dissected, threshold-based MCQs, branching case studies, final exam corrected by the trainer.
  • Attendance: connection times and activities are logged — a completion certificate can be issued.
  • Learning and technical support (helpline): contact@masterconstruction.online — reply within 48 working hours, throughout the access period.
  • Award: a nominative certificate per subject, verifiable online (neither a diploma nor a registered certification).
  • Prices: see the Pricing & plans page; teams and institutions on quotation.

Results indicators

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Completion rate

available after the 1st annual period

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Satisfaction

available after the 1st annual period

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Exam pass rate

available after the 1st annual period

Published on this page once the first full annual period of activity has elapsed. Funding schemes (mutualised financing): information will be published here as soon as the corresponding statuses are obtained.

Accessibility — disability

Disability contact: Laurent Karila — contact@masterconstruction.online. Get in touch upon registration: the asynchronous format allows many adaptations (no time constraints, extended time for assessments, course podcasts, screen-reader-friendly outlines). If an adaptation cannot be made in-house, learners are directed to the specialised resources (Agefiph, Ressource Handicap Formation).

Training documents

Handed to every learner upon entry into training (and sent with the welcome e-mail) — in French:

Complaints

Any complaint may be sent to contact@masterconstruction.online — acknowledgement within 48 working hours, reasoned reply within 15 days.