JOIN US FOR OUR INTERACTIVE SESSION AND A PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION WITH ADV ERIC DUNN SC AND ADV PHILLIPS DANIELS SC
17 May 2018, 8am – 11:30am
LILIESLEAF, Heritage Site, 7 George Avenue, Rivonia/Sandton
18 years on and the boiling debate is whether the Second Edition of the Rainbow Suite of the FIDIC contracts meets the objectives of increased clarity, transparency and certainty. Following the launch of the 2017 FIDIC Suite of Contracts in London, 5 and 6 December 2017, learn about managing the increased administrative burden, managing the allocation of risk, compliance with the new claims process and the role of the standing Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Board.
Agenda:
The increased administrative burden – Adine Abro
- Notification requirements and their impact
- Communication
- Time bars (Condition Precedents)
- Deeming Provisions
The allocation of risks – Adine Abro
- Where the risks lie – Variations, Suspension, and Termination, Liability, Programme
- How these risks can be managed
- Where risk may be avoided
Claims in terms of Clause 20 – Panel Discussion
- The formulation of claims under clause 20
- The referral of claims to the Engineer for determination
- Procedures and time periods applicable where the Engineer’s determination is disputed
The practical impact of having to establish a Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Board (DAAB) – Panel Discussion
- A standing board for the project
- The composition of the DAAB to be established
- DAAB’s function and powers – the power to provide informal assistance to the contracting parties, always with the objective of seeking to avoid disputes
- Where the DAAB’s subsequent determination fails to bring final resolution to the disputed issues
