Key steps when making and assessing extension of time and cost claims for project delays and disruptions caused by increasingly frequent extreme weather events. A growing number of "freak" weather events, such as record...more
Signing up to a contract governed by Saudi Law is about to get easier, and your rights and obligations under that contract clearer.
That's because the regime applicable to Saudi Law-governed contracts is about to change...more
As countries emerge from lockdown, talk turns to The Return of COVID-19. Here’s how to succeed in future force majeure claims and stop your projects from becoming what sounds like a second-rate horror movie....more
7/7/2020
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Email overload on whether the new coronavirus, COVID-19, triggers a force majeure clause?
Whether you're considering a claim, worried about receiving one or busy drafting following the outbreak, here's our 10-point,...more
3/17/2020
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The English Court of Appeal recently considered what should happen when a contractor, through its own fault, never delivers any completed work, despite having contracted to do so by a particular date. In Triple Point...more
A new English Court of Appeal decision shows how to allocate concurrent delay risk successfully. Our worldwide construction team helps your drafting reflect this growing tendency for courts and arbitrators globally to prefer...more
Most construction contracts require contractors to proceed with their works "regularly and diligently" (or an equivalent requirement such as "with due diligence" and "with due expedition and without delay"). Surprisingly, not...more