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The use of LOIs as the basis for construction projects has mushroomed in the Gulf in rent years. However the practice carries a significant risk to the parties involved, who may end-up finding themselves in a legal predicament. Heba Osman, Partner, assesses the risks of depending on Letters of Intent in the August edition of Construction Business News ME. Click here to read the article by Heba [1].

Thank you to everyone who came along both to play and to support their teams at CODEP Cup. Yet again, it was another hard fought tournament, with Ramboll winning the trophy. The event has raised much needed funds for the fight against the Ebola virus and the support is much appreciated by everyone at CODEP both in the UK and Sierra Leone.

Ahmed Ibrahim was selected by the DIAC to lecture to Kuwaiti Lawyers on initiating arbitration proceedings and the best practices in nominating and appointing arbitrators.

Simon Tolson, Chairman of TeCSA led a piece of research on the Pre-action Protocol through the TeCSA Litigation Sub-Committee. The result of that research is now available as “A Report Evaluating the Perceived Value of the Construction and Engineering Per-action Protocol”.

Fenwick Elliott lawyers Nicholas Gould, Jeremy Glover and Claire King formed part of the drafting committee for the revised Construction Adjudication Practice Guideline for the Jurisdiction of the UK Construction Adjudicator. The revised Guideline is effective from 1 January 2016.

Fenwick Elliott has been listed as a 'leading firm' in the Chambers UK 2016 Guide. The guide covers 50 cities and counties in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. London, being the UK’s largest legal market, has the most in-depth coverage.

Fenwick Elliott is delighted to invite you to a live audio webinar on Essential construction law update in association with Building, during which we will discuss recent legal changes and developments affecting the construction sector.

Jeremy Glover, partner, spoke about "FIDIC and Beyond – a comparison", its latest developments in FIDIC contracts, practical examples, how NEC3 compares to FIDIC.

Nicholas Gould, Chair of the Adjudication Society Sub-Committee is calling for comments in relation to the proposed amended joint CIArb and Adjudication Society’s Guidance Note on the Jurisdiction of the UK Construction Adjudicator.

Nicholas Gould, partner, provided an overview of the CIArb Dispute Board Rules on 1 July, London, at the 7th Annual IBC Construction Law: Contracts and Disputes conference.