Construction Law International - September 2020

Construction Law International is the magazine of the IBA International Construction Projects Committee.

Launched in March 2006 and published quarterly, Construction Law International is a thought-provoking magazine with a balance of substantive and practical articles and news that anyone involved in the international construction industry will wish to receive.

In addition to feature articles, each issue includes latest updates from around the world, case updates and regular columns from experts across the globe. Construction Law International is sent to all members of the International Construction Projects Committee as part of their membership package. Back issues are available online.

If you would like to write for Construction Law International, please contact clint.submissions@int-bar.org. Download Guidelines for submission of articles and news items here. Download the IBA In-House Style Guide here.

Members can download the full PDF issue here.

FEATURE ARTICLES Covid-19 and FIDIC contracts: protections and entitlements  Joanne Clarke A catalyst for change? Shona Frame   Is it safe for construction sites to stay open?  Wala Al-Daraji   Productivity claims: why you won’t win on data alone  Julia Villalobos   Recovering from lockdown: the pitfalls of acceleration Sena Gbedemah   Health and safety measures affecting construction contracts in Germany and Uganda Adrian Neville Akol and Albert Mukasa   The epidemic as a force majeure event in civil law jurisdictions  Ralf Leinemann, Tomasz Darowski, and Josef Hlavicka   The Egyptian construction industry during Covid-19  EmadAldin Abdelrahman   Should the law foresee the unforeseeable? The unforeseeable trends in Chile  Elina Mereminskaya and Alvaro Jara Burotto   The impact of Covid-19 on the South Korean construction industry Mino Han and Célia Guignet   Force majeure, frustration and hardship under Japanese law  Kazuma Higuchi

REGULARS   FROM THE EDITORS FROM THE CO-CHAIRS SPECIAL EDITORIAL What can construction contracting learn from Covid-19?