Issue 28

April 2020

This issue of International Quarterly provides practical guidance on COVID-19 in international construction projects, alongside a case on termination and unforeseeable ground conditions under FIDIC and approaches to without prejudice correspondence in disputes.

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20 April 2020

COVID-19, FIDIC and Construction Contracts

Jeremy Glover discusses force majeure with an eye on the FIDIC Form and MENA region in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

International Quarterly Issue 28

14 min read

20 April 2020

Prejudice without prejudice?

Catherine Simpson has written about what happens when without prejudice documents appear in an adjudication, looking at the legal position in Scotland and the UAE.

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9 min read

20 April 2020

Getting termination right: PBS Energo A.S. v Bester Generacion UK Limited & Anor and the FIDIC Silver Book

Jesse Way has written about termination and the FIDIC Silver Book.

International Quarterly Issue 28

8 min read

20 April 2020

Unforeseeable ground conditions and the FIDIC Silver Book

Jeremy Glover has written a short note about “unforeseeable ground conditions” following the TCC's rare judgment relating to a terminated biomass project using the FIDIC Silver Book.

International Quarterly Issue 28

7 min read

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