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Jan Bouckaert

Act of God in Force Majeure clauses

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 article, it will all be much clearer.  When watching the Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years27 July 2019 ago

Bid / No Bid, decide with the head or with the heart?

In this post we look at some key considerations when deciding whether to bid or not to bid.

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years25 July 2019 ago

The Rolling Stones on contract negotiation

The Rolling Stones are going to give us a little lesson about contract negotiation with their song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”.

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years10 July 2019 ago

Letters of credit: what impact for the contract manager?

Both a payment guarantee and a way of paying, the letter of credit (L/C) or documentary credit is a banking tool that is well known to exporters and importers. This article is about the strong impact an L/C can have on the contract management.

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years4 June 2019 ago

Contract Management & Technology: feedback from IACCM Europe Conference

A lot of talk on the IACCM Europe Conference was about technology. This post gives some feedback.

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years21 May 2019 ago

Risk Management: feedback from IACCM Europe Conference

Here are the takeaways on the subject of risk management from the IACCM Europe Conference 2019.

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years20 May 2019 ago

Negotiation: feedback from IACCM Europe Conference

This article gives some feedback on the subject of negotiation from the IACCM Europe Conference 2019

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years20 May 2019 ago

IACCM Europe Conference 2019, some takeaways

As promised, I will share some takeaways from the IACCM Europe Conference held in Madrid form 13-15 May 2019 on my blog.

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years20 May 2019 ago

Power to negotiate contracts: Are you “too big to fail” or do you “fail to be big”?

This article looks at two types of behavior that companies are faced with, big, medium or small, regarding their power to negotiate their contracts. We named these attitudes “too big to fail” or “fail to be big”. But, in the end, the (big or small) titanic is at risk of sinking…

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years23 April 2019 ago

CIArb, The Key Players in International Arbitral Proceedings: Roles and Evolution

On the 12th of April 2019, I had the pleasure to participate to an event organized by CIArb in partnership with the LL.M Business Law, Arab World and Middle East of Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This article gives some feedback on the event.

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years15 April 2019 ago

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