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Far too many mega-projects have failed because of recurring root causes.  These causes include: (1) First of a kind (FOAK) projects, either in terms of new technologies or scale; (2) Insufficient information to develop effective project controls and schedules; (3) Design schedules, scope…

The fact that informed parties and their counsel, in spite of its contradictions and instability, still choose same neutral med-arb is an interesting fact. The choice of same neutral med-arb seems like the equivalent of driving without seatbelts: it is contrary to conventional wisdom and when it…

This paper aims at analyzing the new developments in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Argentina. In particular, this paper focuses on the new laws issued by the Congress regulating domestic commercial arbitration, international commercial arbitration, dispute boards under Public…

This article examines the latest trends in the interpretation of consequential loss in exclusion clauses by the English courts

Dispute Resolution is a fast evolving arena with several methods no longer being merely alternatives but an appropriate dispute resolution mechanism instead. With Singapore in 2019 being the venue and the named Convention on the Enforcement of Mediation Settlement and corresponding Model Law of…

The Civil and Common Law approaches to fixed damages upon the occurrence of breaches of contract has taken different paths. Penalties are frowned upon in the Common Law but liquidated damages enforced. The reverse is broadly true in the Civil Law. There are a variety of approaches to the…

This paper discusses the complexity of construction damage measurement, and ten legal concepts affecting on construction damage measurement and recovery.

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There are two major peer-reviewed, institutional guides to forensic programme delay analysis methods.   One is the Society of Construction Law’s Delay and Disruption Protocol 2nd ed. (2017)  and the other is Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International’s (AACE…

This article aims to analyze how some legal aspects and rules may influence on how owners and contractors approach claim management in construction projects, taking special consideration in regards to scope change and time limit to present claims. There has been a recent push for the development…