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Topics Covered: Contracts: A Handbook, Which Includes A Commentary On The FIDIC

The document summarizes the topics that will be covered in a course on FIDIC contracts, including an introduction to FIDIC forms, a comparison of the risk allocation in the Silver Book and Yellow Book contracts, a detailed examination of key clauses in the two books, and practical issues around drafting conditions, programs, delays, claims, and termination. It also provides information on a claims workshop that will use case studies and group discussion to address preparing and defending claims, as well as the dispute resolution process. The course is aimed at those involved in international construction projects. It will be led by William Godwin, an experienced FIDIC expert, and Ewen Maclean, an engineer and claims specialist.

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Topics Covered: Contracts: A Handbook, Which Includes A Commentary On The FIDIC

The document summarizes the topics that will be covered in a course on FIDIC contracts, including an introduction to FIDIC forms, a comparison of the risk allocation in the Silver Book and Yellow Book contracts, a detailed examination of key clauses in the two books, and practical issues around drafting conditions, programs, delays, claims, and termination. It also provides information on a claims workshop that will use case studies and group discussion to address preparing and defending claims, as well as the dispute resolution process. The course is aimed at those involved in international construction projects. It will be led by William Godwin, an experienced FIDIC expert, and Ewen Maclean, an engineer and claims specialist.

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Topics Covered

The course begins by introducing FIDIC and the FIDIC suite of contracts, including latest developments. We put the
design-build forms in context, looking at the basic differences in risk allocation between the EPC/turnkey model of
the Silver Book and the more traditional Yellow Book.

We follow with a detailed consideration of the individual clauses of the two Books, comparing and contrasting
them with respect to such key issues as contractor responsibility for design, fitness for purpose, errors in
Employers Requirements, and unforeseeable physical conditions.

Other topics to be covered include practical points about drafting particular conditions and the need to co-
ordinate them with the general conditions; progress and programme - importance and requirements; delays and
extensions of time; delay damages penalties and liquidated damages; performance securities; plant, materials
and workmanship; tests on and after completion; taking over; defects liability; the contract price; variations,
adjustments and payment; termination and suspension; allocation of specific risks; force majeure.

For the claims workshop our legal expert and course director Dr William Godwin is joined by UK/European
engineer and claims specialist Ewen Maclean to lead detailed case studies and group discussion on preparing and
defending claims in FIDIC contracts. This will include the DAB process, amicable settlement and making and
defending claims in arbitration (including such questions as choice of forum, evidence, use of experts).

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at providing systematic and practical guidance to anyone engaged in international projects. It
will appeal to representatives of contractors, employers, developers, project sponsors and funders, insurers, plant
and equipment manufacturers, engineers, project managers, lawyers and any others engaged in projects with a
cross-border element.

About the speakers

The course leader will be William Godwin supported by Ewen Maclean.

William is a London-based specialist construction and engineering


practising lawyer (barrister) and FIDIC expert with over twenty years
experience. He has successfully conducted numerous training courses
on the FIDIC forms and is accredited by FIDIC as an instructor.

A regular speaker at the FIDIC international users conferences and


the annual Cambridge Construction Law Summer School, William
writes and speaks widely on construction. In February 2013 Wiley-
Blackwell published his latest work, International Construction
Contracts: a Handbook, which includes a commentary on the FIDIC
contractor-design forms.

William holds a doctorate from Oxford University and is an arbitration panel member of the China International
Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, the Shanghai International Arbitration Center and the Dubai
International Arbitration Centre. He is an approved adjudicator of the English Technology and Construction Bar
Association.

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