Strategy is a subject that has exercised the minds of political, military and business leaders for centuries. The earliest recorded attempts to define strategy emanate from Roman military commanders who sought to document the strategic options available on the battlefield. …
by Mark Beswetherick and Keith Hutchison
This month we look at the landscape for enforcement of arbitration awards in the UAE and how recent developments are paving the way for greater certainty and confidence in the process. …
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Moving in the Right DirectionRead More »
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Grounds for challenge may be found in Article 216 of the Civil Procedure Law, Federal Law No. 11 of 1992 (“Civil Procedure Law”):
Article 216:
1. “The parties to the litigation may apply for the invalidation of the arbitrator’s judgment when the court hears its ratification in the following cases: …
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The UAE, as party to the 1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention”) without reservations, should in principle recognise and enforce foreign arbitration awards.
Accordingly, subject to Article 5 of the New York Convention, the UAE courts should enforce foreign arbitral awards provided that the subject matter can be arbitrated under UAE law and such enforcement would not offend public policy. …
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Construction Litigation & Dispute Resolution in the Gulf
Innovative Tactics and Strategies for Successful Dispute Resolution
10th – 11th December 2012 ⁄ Hilton Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates …
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Liquidated Damages is defined as “a sum which a party to a contract agrees to pay or a deposit which he agrees to forfeit if he breaks some promise and which, having been arrived at by a good faith effort to estimate in advance the actual damage which would probably ensue the breach, are legally recoverable or retainable as agreed damages if the breach occurs.” …
Professional salespeople love negotiation, but many soloists are more comfortable doing their job rather than negotiating about it. Here are nine tips for improving your negotiation skills.
As a proposal strategist and writer, my job is to get my clients shortlisted with the opportunity to negotiate for an important project or contract. During many hours spent burning the midnight oil together, clients become friends, and I usually end up caring about the outcome almost as much as they do.
By keeping tabs on the progress of some very long post-pitch negotiations and seeing the tactics employed by some exceptional salespeople, I have picked up some great tips for improving negotiation skills that will help you navigate this important, but nerve-wracking, part of the sales process. …
Unfortunately the construction industry has become stereotyped as an accident prone industry, in fact only mining and fishing industries have higher fatalities. Depressingly, the accident rates experienced closely correlate to the level of activity within the industry, indicating that when work load is high, safety tends to receive less attention. …
An estimate is a calculation of the quantities of various items of work, and the expenses likely to be incurred there on. The total of these probable expenses to be incurred on the work is known as estimated cost of the work. The estimated cost of a work is a close approximation of its actual cost. …
Small Projects
Whenever a project manager has team members on the project, he needs to recognize the needs of managing human resources. However, these small projects will probably not need to worry too much with formal people management processes and techniques. First, if it is a small project the project manager does not have to acquire much staff (if any). The project team is most likely assigned by a functional (staffing) manager. There is not much opportunity to develop the team members since the project is probably short. There is also little opportunity to formally manage people other than making sure the team members know the work they are responsible for and making sure that the work is completed successfully. Similarly, a small project is normally not going to run into many people problems. …
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