Tag: FIDIC
Diversity and inclusion are about practical steps, says FIDIC CEO
In February 2022, the international engineering business federation FIDIC launched a new policy and programme for diversity and inclusion. Six months on, we talk with FIDIC CEO Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE (NO) about how it is going and why this is so important.
JICA’s Keisuke Fukui: Mandating dispute boards
Keisuke Fukui, director at the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) makes clear the importance they place to standing boards amid some challenges.
Experts endorse remote and hybrid adjudication hearings
Digital transition is changing industry norms fast. Nowhere is that more apparent than in adjudication, which has found remote hearings to be effective, efficient and sustainable.
ADB’s procurement head prioritises sustainability
Jeff Taylor sets out the huge extent of procurement around the world, the importance of sustainable procurement, and what the Asian Development Bank is doing about it.
Gracious Timothy Dunna: Be wary of India’s legal differences
Legal advisor with the Indian Ministry of Defence, notes that many contracts have clauses that will not apply to arbitration in India.
Smart clauses and dispute boards can cut delays
Siobhan Fahey, a chartered arbitrator and chartered engineer has set out how small clauses can cut project delays as experts discuss project delivery and dispute management.
Jamaica attorney general stresses procurement lessons
Derrick McKoy tells international audience that procurement has been on a long journey in Jamaica, and that some perceived solutions can make things worse.
AfDB’s Lamin Barrow: Infrastructure faces “huge financial gap”
Lamin Barrow, the African Development Bank’s director general for its Nigeria Country Department, has told Africa’s infrastructure industry that there is a financing gap across the continent of almost $100bn per year.
Peter Collie: Onerous risks will drive prices higher or quality down
International construction lawyer with 3PB, has warned that growing risks on contractors will likely lead to rising prices, falling quality or other problems for clients.
Jeremie Witt: Delaying disputes still attractive to some
Jeremie Witt, partner at CMS, warns that the desire among both contractors and employers to kick disputes down the road has been the biggest challenge to dispute board adoption.