Waivers of moral rights and indemnities

Practice
Published: 7 August 2018
Edited: 22 December 2022

Read time: 3 minutes

It is not uncommon for a client to ask an architect or firm to sign a general ‘waiver’ of moral rights (eg, ‘I agree to waive all moral rights in relation to Project X’). An architect who is requested to sign such a waiver should refuse. For further information about moral rights, see Acumen note Moral rights.