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Force majeure claims in future waves of COVID-19: four key actions Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment Alert
08 July 2020
As countries emerge from lockdown, talk turns to the return of COVID-19.
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Hong Kong | COVID-19 and contractual force majeure: A simple checklist
14 May 2020
Whether you're considering a construction claim, worried about receiving one or busy drafting a contract, here's our 10-point, jargon-free checklist on what to do. This note focuses on Hong ...
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No pain, no gain – English court finds that interim payments under a joint venture contract should not be adjusted for cost overruns Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment Alert
28 February 2020
Construction companies entering into joint venture (JV) contracts should be cautious of entering into agreements where the responsibility for, and timing of cost overruns is not tightly...
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'Easier to recognise than define' - English Court of Appeal considers "practical completion" for the first time in fifty years
03 April 2019
The Court of Appeal in Mears Limited v Costplan Services (South East) Limited & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 502, in a judgment published on 29 March 2019, has considered the meaning of...
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UAE Dispute Resolution Guide
14 February 2019
The last decade has been transformative for the dispute resolution landscape in the UAE. The key business centres that are Dubai and Abu Dhabi have made, and continue to make, convincing...
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New Engineering of old challenges Construction and Engineering Alert
07 November 2018
In this Talking Point, we look at the legal status of the Project Manager's assessment under the NEC3, as well as the duties and roles of factual and expert witnesses. This case is of...
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How to draft for concurrent delay wherever your projects are
31 August 2018
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Om NOM NOM NOM: Chewing over the Supreme Court's approval of No Oral Modification clauses
12 June 2018
If my contract says I can amend it only by agreeing changes in writing with the other party, do agreed informal arrangements have any effect?The UK Supreme Court in Rock Advertising Ltd v...
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UAE issues new arbitration law
17 May 2018
The United Arab Emirates (the UAE) issued a new arbitration law, Federal Arbitration Law No. 6 of 2018 (the “Arbitration Law”), thus repealing the provisions of the Arbitration...
