Tag: Legal and contracts

Ahead of speaking at the Official FIDIC International Contract Users’ Conference in Geneva this month, Pinsent Masons partners Edward Shaw and James Cameron spoke to Infrastructure Global about some of the latest legal and contractual developments in the international construction sector.

FIDIC’s annual contract users’ event in London in December will hear from leading global experts and practitioners.

Ahead of speaking at the FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference in Geneva this month, Fenwick Elliott partner Nicholas Gould spoke to Infrastructure Global about dispute avoidance in the international construction sector.

Following the recent floods in Dubai, Beale & Co’s Lyndon Richards and Jeremy Russell examine some of issues arising and what comes next.

New practice note highlights awareness of the dispute avoidance function of dispute boards for FIDIC contract users and adjudicators.

FIDIC’s Second Edition contracts set out more detailed requirements for the service of notices which deserve close consideration by any party contemplating the giving of a termination. Adrian Bell of CMS considers the requirements and what they mean.

We speak with White and Case partners Ellis Baker and David Robertson about the legal position as industry faces geopolitical and megaproject challenges.

Largest UK construction and energy law firm, Fenwick Elliott, is named Legal Firm of the Year at recent FIDIC Contract Users’ Awards.

Best practices aimed at standardisation and better training of staff in the construction of large projects have great potential in Colombia, writes cost and civil engineer Sebastián Santiago. 

LaToya Ouna explains that well-structured, clear, concise construction contracts from the procurement stage are key to successful infrastructure projects in an era of decarbonisation.