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Commercial & Contract Management Blog

CO v ID, the battle of a lifetime

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 Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years29 March 2020 ago

Force Majeure in FIDIC 1999, useful for COVID-19

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, Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years14 March 2020 ago

Notification in Contracts = Prayer in C (ontracts)

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, Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years9 March 2020 ago

Building rapport in difficult negotiations with Sting

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 Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years19 February 2020 ago

Not “getting to yes” ? Split the difference ! – becoming decisive in negotiations

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, Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years11 January 2020 ago

Better in 2020 on Projects with Contract Management!

« 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 Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years27 December 2019 ago

Hiding or sharing information during negotiation?

Whether to hide information about your own position, or whether sharing information in negotiation is the best approach (to find, jointly with your counterpart, a solution covering both parties’ interests) is a question every negotiator has to consider. Popular wisdom Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years18 December 2019 ago

2019 went too fast, for sure!

A good moment to look back with… happy Clients consolidated scope/offering further development (dispute resolution) … and look forward: ready to support you in 2020 with … contract management tendering for contracts contract negotiation contract risk management commercial dispute resolution Read more

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years17 December 2019 ago

Trust, a crucial factor in negotiations.

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

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years13 December 2019 ago

FIDIC contracts, latest status and developments

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

By Jan Bouckaert, 7 years27 November 2019 ago
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