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IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025

2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025

Session information

How cultural background of the parties may affect the effectiveness of alliancing, partnering & collaborative contracts and the disputes deriving thereof?

Committee(s)

International Construction Projects Committee (Lead)

Description

Alliancing, partnering and collaborative contracts are gaining traction worldwide in the mining sector with the promise inter alia of reducing the incidence of disputes by aligning the incentives of different actors on projects and fostering a transparent and collaborative approach. Do these contracts, however, really give rise to fewer disputes? How do the disputes that do arise differ from those that are typically seen under traditional delivery models? Why are alliancing/partnering contracts facing a backlash in some jurisdictions that had previously embraced them? this session will discuss.