In my role on the “disputes, claims and conflict management” section of the IACCM council, I had the pleasure to organise a webinar regarding innovative ways to resolve smaller disputes. In this post, I will share the first part of messages from the webinar. Jan Bouckaert, AfiTaC and dispute adjudicator Read more
Introduction Can we learn anything about negotiation with E. Macron? It is not easy to get examples of negotiation processes. There are several reasons for this: Commercial negotiations are confidential. Participants will rarely or never share their content with outsiders. I would have loved to have recordings of all the Read more
Thoughts on reading of and teaching about contracts to make the best out of confinement: Reading contracts is not always fun. It is difficult to keep your concentration during a contract training session. So much information, so much text on the slides, … I think the two above statements are Read more
Subject: questionnaire on the use of FIDIC, including its acceptance and modifications on contracts in the construction business Hello, I am Hemant Sharma, originally a renewable energy project professional having worked with leading Hydropower equipment manufacturers. Currently, I am pursuing an accredited MBA at one of the world’s top 100 business Read more
All legal cases are stated like this “applicant” v “defendant”. In this case “CO v ID”, it is the “corona virus / COVID-19” against “your ID = YOU”. Either you are providing health & essential services and fighting the battle of your live -> THANK YOU !!!!! Or you are Read more
Facing the COVID-19 virus, we should all help in any way we can. I can do a little by providing you with a graphic presentation of the FIDIC 1999 clause regarding Force Majeure. This is probably helpful for Employers, Engineers, Contractors and Subcontractors. Have a look at the short movie Read more
Another important lessons in our popular series “Contract Management & Music” is about notification in contracts. Read, listen and reflect with the music of Lilly Wood & The Prick below: When is the right time for notification in contracts? Yeah, you never said a word You didn’t send me no Read more
I recently attended a live concert of Sting in Grenoble, France. Until that moment, I had forgotten his song “Russians”. Bombastic, clearly from another time, perfectly echoing the Cold War tensions. Listen to the text! I suddenly realized that Sting was singing an important lesson about negotiation. A lesson, still Read more
This is a publication about how to become decisive in negotiations. For those who are a bit familiar with “negotiation literature”, the above title is deliberately provocative. If you already understand the underlying joke and references … cool! If not, no worries, I will explain everything here below. “Getting to Read more
« Best wishes for 2020 !» … Don’t you have the feeling that most of the wishes you receive are nice but also lacking focus? No help to do something really better in the freshly started year? For 2020, on your Projects, I wish you to convert more of your Read more