“FIDIC: Red Book (1999) and MDB Harmonised Edition (Pink Book) compared”

01 August 2010

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The note by Frederic Gillion reviews the differences between the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction for Building and Engineering Works Design by the Employer, 1999 Edition (the 1999 Red Book) and the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) Harmonised Edition of the 1999 Red Book (FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction), revised June 2010, also know as the MDB Harmonised Edition (the Pink Book), highlighting the effect of the changes on the parties.

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Changes to the Claims provisions in the 2017 FIDIC Red Book

Thomas Young and Robbie McCrea consider some of the changes made to clauses 20 and 21 and what this means for the bringing of claims and the resolution of disputes under the new forms.

International Quarterly Issue 25

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05 April 2017

Changes to the Claims provision in the proposed second edition of the Yellow Book

This article addresses the changes, in relation to the Claims provisions, between the first edition of Conditions of Contracts for Plant and Design Build (“the 1999 Yellow Book”) and the Proposed 2017 Yellow Book.

International Quarterly Issue 21

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05 April 2017

The new FIDIC Yellow Book dispute resolution procedure: Part 1 – the proposed new dispute resolution mechanism

Robbie McCrea reviews the dispute mechanism in the Proposed 2017 Yellow Book, which follows on from a worldwide trend of promoting dispute avoidance over arbitration.

International Quarterly Issue 21

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