Lifting the fog on Provisional Sums

11 February 2021

Webinar

On-demand

Authors:

Simon Tolson Senior Consultant

Lucinda Robinson Partner

Senior Partner Simon Tolson chaired a conversation with Quantum Expert Mark Hackett and Fenwick Elliott Partner Lucinda Robinson on the often misunderstood creature that is a provisional sum. Topics for discussion included their nature, when and how they are used, the risks they pose and how those risks can be managed.

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