Clients, Contractors and Associated Liability Issues in Media and Event

Analysis

Many years ago, a production facility was undertaking a rebuild and upgrade of a studio. They hired a contractor, who put in a subcontractor, who then got a subcontractor, who put in place a subcontractor, who hired a team of young freelancers to undertake the work. Unfortunately there was a serious accident involving one of the freelancers and suddenly the production facility was faced with many layers of contracts, none of which had been reviewed by a lawyer. What also became clear was that none of the subcontractors had contracts with each other that reflected the terms that were in place between the client and the contractor itself. The production facility ended up being held fully liable for the accident.