Fenwick Elliott have been involved in a number of industry focused webinars either in-house or asked by leading industry organisations to participate in external webinars to share their knowledge and expertise of construction and energy law and provide updates on a wide range of topical legal issues.
Please note, access to view some of the webinars below may require registration.
Ahmed Ibrahim, head of our Dubai office, led a discussion with fellow Dubai-based partner, Patrick Stone about the differences in payment provisions and practices between the Middle East Civil Codes and the English common law.
You’ve all given your COVID-19 Notices, but what’s next? Lynne McCafferty QC of 4 Pump Court and George Taft of Secretariat International joined Jeremy Glover to consider how best to prepare and evidence your claims.
In our final part of The Legal Table webinar series with Construction Week we explored the legalities of COVID-19, partner Patrick Stone explains the health and safety measures that are being put in place on construction sites, but addresses the obstacles that contractors might face from the pandemic. Patrick was joined on the panel by fellow partner, Ahmed Ibrahim, who both shared their expertise and insights on the implications of COVID-19 and how the impact of the pandemic might be dealt with under common forms of construction contracts used across the MENA region.
Chaired by Tony Francis, Claire King and Anneliese Day QC of Fountain Court Chambers considered the difference between demand bonds and performance guarantees, including looking at the tests for calling on demand bonds and the potential arguments parties might try in light of COVID-19.
Links
[1] https://fenwick-elliott.com/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/payment-provisions-practices-middle-east-civil-codes-english-common-law
[2] https://fenwick-elliott.com/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/practical-tips-putting-claims-together
[3] https://fenwick-elliott.com/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/contractual-burdens-covid-19
[4] https://fenwick-elliott.com/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/on-demand-bonds-performance-guarantees-covid
[5] https://fenwick-elliott.com/print/research-insight/webinars?page=17