Because trust is such an important factor in a negotiation, we would like to share this article with you: The Essential Importance Of Trust: How To Build It Or Restore It Author: Dennis Jaffe; Click here to view the original Read more…
On the 26th of November, the alumni of the International Construction Contracts Post Graduate from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University organized an event around FIDIC contracts in Paris attracting a full meeting room. You can see the speaker list by clicking Read more…
Sub-Clause 3.7 of the FIDIC Red and Yellow Books covers the vital role of the Engineer to determine an open issue (disputed claim). This, in case the Parties are not able to agree. The Silver Book has the same clause. Read more…
This article on Contractors to get paid on time has kindly been made available to our blog by Paul Netscher. Previously, Paul had also published on negative cash flow for construction companies. Are you a construction contractor waiting for money? Read more…
For a Small or Medium sized Enterprise (SMEs), recruiting a Commercial Director can be a stressful job. Doing this properly will consume a lot of time and energy from the general manager/owner of the SME. Only after a couple of Read more…
Understanding their differences and consequences While lawyers, with few exceptions, are necessarily trained in one specific legal tradition (mainly civil law versus common law), other people faced with contracts are not obliged – and are better off – to choose Read more…
This interesting article about the role of the contract manager has kindly been made available by Ahmed Mohamed to the readers of this blog. You can also find it on his blog at the following location: https://engamohd.blogspot.com/2019/08/5-steps-quickly-effective-contract-administration.html Definition of the Read more…
In this post we will describe how important perception in contract negotiations actually is: How are you perceived by your counterpart during contract negotiations? How impacting is that perception? Is it enough to “have it right” and then spend time Read more…
When reading for the first time a typical Force Majeure Clause, most people are surprised to find the term “Act of God” therein. Contracts between businesses shouldn’t be mixed with religion, should they? Don’t worry, at the end of this Read more…
In this post we look at some key considerations when deciding whether to bid or not to bid.
