FIDIC have been busy transforming and improving the Rainbow Suite of Contracts.
What does this mean for you?
You can get insider tips on the new Rainbow Suite Contracts directly from the FIDIC Updates Task Groups and the FIDIC Contracts Committee at FIDIC’s official Contract Users’ event which is taking place this December in London. …
By Samer Skaik
Many commentators have suggested that,[1] the “one size fits all” approach taken by the Australian security of payment legislation (save for Queensland) is no longer appropriate (if indeed it ever was) for producing quality outcomes in adjudications of complex payment claims, where larger and more difficult payment disputes are involved. …
Towards shaping better criteria of diagnosing complex construction adjudicationsRead More »
By Heba Osman
Descoping is usually instructed by employers as a variation omitting large parts of the works. Many employers appear to believe that they are contractually entitled to descope, which in part is true. However, many employers instruct the omission of large parts of the works for one of the following reasons: …
by Laura Warren and Alexa Hall
Site condition risk is not static. All too often, during the course of construction, contractors encounter subsurface conditions that differ from those set out in information provided by its employer or anticipated in their bids, or come across unforeseeable or undetected site conditions in the field. Such discoveries can cause schedule delays, cost increases and dangerous working, invalidate design assumptions and ultimately pave the way to litigation. One size does not fit all and the site condition risk is unique for each and every project. In the context of site risks, there is no substitute for signing a clear contract which, where possible, identifies such risks, and particularises precisely what the parties should do if they eventuate. …
Unforeseen Ground Conditions In Qatar And Risk MitigationRead More »
Find out next month at their 2nd annual Africa Contract Users’ conference.
This official FIDIC event is designed specifically for contract users in Africa and will explore the must-know areas of FIDIC such as claims, risk allocation, dispute resolution and much more besides.
You’ll also get the inside track on the latest contract changes and amendments that are due to come out in early 2017 – presented to you by the very people responsible for implementing these changes! …
By Samer Skaik
I am thrilled that my four peer reviewed book chapters on Australian Statutory Adjudication will be available in
the market in Feb 2017 under “International Contractual and Statutory Adjudication” book which is edited by Andrew Burr and being published by Informa Law from Routledge.
This is the breakdown of the chapters:
Those chapters will be added to the already published three journal papers to form the main chapters of my PhD ‘thesis by publication’. …
By Andrew MacCuish and Sai Dandekar
When pursuing a debt, it is common to add a claim for interest on the monies due. However, the right to claim interest is often an area of confusion for contracting parties in the UAE, since Sharia Law prohibits the payment of interest (termed “Riba”), whether compound or simple.
The basis for this is the fact that Sharia Law, in pursuit of the objective of establishing justice and eliminating exploitation in business transactions, prohibits all sources of unjustified enrichment and all dealings in transactions that contain excessive risk or speculation. …
Applicability and legal entitlement to interest under UAE lawRead More »
By Glenn Bull
Provisions for the payment of liquidated damages (“LD Provisions“) are often included in construction contracts. The critical question to any party new to contracting in Qatar is ‘whether or not the term negotiated into the contract will be enforceable?’ …
Liquidated Damages And Applicability In Construction Contacts In QatarRead More »
International Construction Disputes 2016 brings together the leading experts in the field, including some of the most reputable international construction law practitioners, joined by organisations such as FIDIC and ICC.
The agenda is designed to brief you on the latest approaches to successfully handling disputes, claims, dispute boards, ADR, termination issues and much more besides. …
Leading experts to gather at International Construction Disputes 2016Read More »
by Andrew MacCuish and Nicole Newdigate
This article provide an overview of two ‘self-help’ remedies available under the general law in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the unpaid and, no doubt, disgruntled contractor. We say ‘self-help’, as in the first instance the remedies do not require the assistance of the courts. …
By Stuart Jordan
Disputes are a fact of life everywhere in the construction world. One aspect of disputes resolution is, however, very different in the Gulf, compared to other places. This centres on the way parties are able to negotiate before formal legal process begins; to see what the issues are, and whether they can be resolved. …
FIDIC’s official Asia-Pacific Contract Users’ event is your once in a year chance to get best practice advice on contract selection, implementation and management.
Guidance that’s been tailored to the Asia-Pacific region and that’s delivered directly by members of the FIDIC Contracts Committee, as well as regional specialists. …
Contract management in Asia-Pacific – what is best practice?Read More »
