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Index
- Aarhus Convention 381
- Abrahamson Principles 27
- Abu Dhabi Global Market 389
- acceptance of works
- Accepted Contract Amount 124, 189, 321, 375
- access route 283–284
- access to Site 342–343, 351
- accidental elements 147
- adhesion contracts 331–332
- adjudication 263–265
- advance payment 322
- agreement
- allocation of risks 23, 176–177, 417
- appeal/cassation 160
- applicable laws 12–18
- Arabic text 387
- arbitration agreement 16, 133, 165, 194, 227, 371, 393, 396
- arbitration
- Australia
- common law 51
- constitutional structure 50–51
- constraints on governing law 52–55
- court system 51–52
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 56–58
- dispute resolution 56–57, 69
- East coast model 56
- entry into a construction contract 59
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the Contract 55
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 56
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 56
- formal requirements 54–55
- freedom of choice 54
- frustrated contracts 58
- governing law that of jurisdiction 52–55, 58
- legal environment 50–52
- misleading or deceptive conduct 71–72
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 55–56
- operation of construction contract 62–69
- payment schedule 57–58
- proportionate liability 58, 73–75
- public policy 53
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 70
- security of payment 56–58
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 62–68
- termination of construction contract 59, 69
- West coast model 56
- Australian Consumer Law (ACL) 71, 73
- balanced risk allocation
- Basic Law of Hong Kong 225
- bidding process
- bill of quantities 187
- Brazil
- civil law 79
- compliance with laws 83
- constitutional structure 78
- constraints on governing law 79–80
- court system 78
- dispute adjudication boards 82
- deemed acceptance of variations 86
- defect notice period 81
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 82–83
- dispute resolution 84, 85
- engineer 81
- entry into a construction contract 84
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 90–82
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 81
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 81–82
- formal requirements 80
-
governing law that of jurisdiction 79–80, 84Page 432
- gross negligence 82–83
- hardship 87–88
- indirect damages 80
- legal system 78
- loss of profit 83
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 80–83
- notice of claim 80–81
- operation of construction contract 84–85
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 86
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 84–85
- termination of construction contract 84, 85
- termination for reorganisation 86
- Brazilian Association of Technical Regulation (ABNT) 83
- building and construction permits Czech Republic 117
- Switzerland 381
- building and planning controls
- calendar definitions 397
- cancellation, contract 124
- capacity 392
- carrying on business 282
- case management 158
- China
- bidding process 96
- Chinese Construction Law (2019 Amendment) 98
- civil law 91
- constitutional structure 90
- constraints on governing law 92–95
- construction lien 99–103
- see also construction lien
- court system 92
- defects notification period 97–98
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 98–103
- dispute resolution 104, 108
- engineer 109–112
- entry into a construction contract 101
- exceptional events 112–113
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 95
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 96–99
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 98
- formal requirements 94–95
- forum public policy 92
- governing law that of jurisdiction 92–94
- Jian Li 109–112
- legal system 91
- mandatory rules 93–94
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 95–98
- operation of construction contract 104–108
- retention money 97
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 109
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 105–108
- Special Administrative Regions 90
- termination of construction contract 92, 96
- time construction contracts takes effect 94–95
- choice of law agreement 370
- civil law 3–4
- CISG see United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
- claim details 332
- claims against the State 291
- claims for payment 192
- claim limitation period 121–122
- collapse of basis of contract 207
- common law 3
- conflicts of law 10
- constitutional structure
- constraints on the governing law of a construction contract
- Australia 52–54
- Brazil 79–80
- China 92–94
- Czech Republic, the 119–120
- Fiji 131–133
- France 144–145
- Germany 172–180
- Ghana 214–215
- Hong Kong 226–228
- Italy 244–246
- Malaysia 259–260
- Papua New Guinea 281–282
- Peru 298–299
- Romania 316–318
- South Africa 338–339
- Sri Lanka 357–358
- Switzerland 369–370
- United Arab Emirates, the 391–392
- construction contracts 2–9
- construction lien 99–103
- contract claim procedure 326
- contract interpretation
- Contractor
- copyright 261–262, 380
- court system
- customary law
- customary practise 206–207
- Czech Republic, the
- building permit 122
- cancellation, contract 124
- changes to construction contract 124
- civil code 122
- claim limitation period 121–122
- constitutional structure 116
- constraints on governing law 119–120
- court system 117–118
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 121–125
- Dispute Adjudication Board 121
- dispute resolution 127
- entry into a construction contract 119–120
- FIDIC 118–119
- financing charges 121
- formal requirements 120
- frustration 124
- general compatibility 120
- guarantees under forms of security 124
- health and safety 124
- insurance 125
- legal system 116–117
- liquidated (delay) damages 120
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 120–121
- particular contractual provisions 125–127
- party autonomy 127
- procedural legislation 127
- standardisation 117–118
- taking over the works 122
- termination of construction contract 124–125
- waste management 122
- deemed acceptance of variations
- defective work, liability for 152–153, 266
- defects notice/liability period
- delay damages see liquidated (delay) damages
- design
- determined work 300
- development controls 232–233
- direct democracy 368
- Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) 28–29
- Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Board (DAAB) 28–29
- Dispute Board (DB) 28–29
- France 166
- dispute resolution
- Australia 60–61, 69
- Brazil 84, 85
- China 104, 108
- Czech Republic, the 127
- Fiji 127, 128
- France 157–160, 161, 166
- Germany 172, 195, 202, 206
- Hong Kong 234
- Italy 250, 252
- Malaysia 269, 272–273
- Papua New Guinea 288, 290
- Peru 306, 308–309
- Romania 327, 331
- South Africa 346, 349
- Sri Lanka 361, 365
- Switzerland 382
- United Arab Emirates, the 339, 402
- disruption claims 177–180
- Dubai International Financial Centre 389
- duty of loyalty 384
- East Coast model 56
- electronic licence 43–44
- Employer
- Engineer, the
- entry into a construction contract
- environmental protection
- EU/European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 378
- evidence
- exceptional events 112–113
- explicit agreement of choice of law 92
- extension of time
- fairness of transactions 290–291
- fees, professional 197–198
- FIDIC Contracts 9–11
- FIDIC Contracts Committee 25
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract with
- FIDIC General Conditions and law of the Site/Country
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or dispute determination
- FIDIC Golden Principles 12, 25–26
- Fiji
- common law 130–131
- constitutional structure 130
- constraints on governing law 131–133
- court system 131
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 135–136
- dispute resolution 136, 137
- entry into a construction contract 136
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 134
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 135
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 135
- formal requirements 133–134
- governing law that of jurisdiction 131–134, 136–137
- international arbitration 131–133
- legal system 133
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 134–135
- operation of construction contract 137–138
- proportionate liability 139
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 138
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 137–138
- termination of construction contract 136, 138
- unfair trade practices 138–139
- financial free zones 389–390
- financing charges 121
- fitness for purpose
- force majeure: 35
- foreign exchange control 285–286
- formal requirements
- France
- acceptance of works 150
- appeal/cassation 160
- case management 158
- civil law 142
- constitutional structure 142
- constraints on governing law 144–145
- court system 143–144
- defective work, liability for 152–153
- defects notification period 151–152
- delay damages 149–150
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 149–151
- dispute resolution 157–160, 161, 164
- entry into a construction contract 151, 160
- environmental damages, liability for 155–156
- evidence 158
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 147–149
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 149
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 149
- formal requirements 146–147
- good faith principle 167
- governing law that of jurisdiction 144–147, 151–161
- health and safety 162–163
- insurance 152–154
- interim relief 158
- legal costs 160
- legal system 5, 143
- liabilities/insurance 152–154
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 147–149
- nuisance, liability for 155
- operation of construction contract 161–163, 164–165
- overriding mandatory provisions 145
- payment of Subcontractors by Employer 148
- Performance Certificate 150–151
- rules of interpretation of contracts 166–167
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 165–166
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 161–165
- subcontracting 161–162
- Taking-Over Certificate 150–151
- termination of construction contract 156–157, 160, 164
- termination of construction contract by Employer 148
- trial 158
- freedom of contract 5–7
- free-trade agreement 367
-
frustrated contractsPage 435
- funds 286–287
- Germany
- allocation of risks 176–177
- cessation of Employer’s liability 192
- civil law 171
- claims for payment 192
- collapse of basis of contract 207
- conflicts of law 182–183
- constitutional structure 170
- constraints on governing law 172–181
- Contractor’s general obligations 187
- court system 172
- customary practice 206–207
- Defects Liability Period 173
- Delay Damages 190
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 195–196
- difference between German construction contracts and FIDIC forms 185
- dispute resolution 202, 204
- disruption claims 177–180
- Employer’s securities for the Contractor 196–197
- Engineer 193
- entry into a construction contract 202
- failure to remedy defects 190–191
- fees, professional 197–198
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 181–194
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 194
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 194–195
- FIDIC provisions in detail 184–185
- formal requirements 180–181
- German abbreviations 208
- German Civil Code 170
- German contract law 171–172
- governing law that of jurisdiction 172–181, 196–202
- Income Tax Act 198
- interim payment 191–192
- labour law 200–202
- labour leasing 201
- Law on the Protection of Construction Claims 198–199
- legal system 5, 170–171
- limitation of liability 185–187
- mandatory rules 195
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 181–196
- obtaining DAAB’s decision 193
- operation of construction contract 202–203
- Performance Security 188–189
- periods of Werkvertrag 173–175
- private international law 182–183
- procurement law 199–200
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 204–206
- Silver book provisions 185
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 203–204
- Standard Business Term Act 183–184
- sufficiency of contract price 189
- termination of construction contract 202, 204
- termination of contract by Employer 176
- transferring ownership (s613a Civil Code) 200–201
- Variations and adjustments 191
- Ghana
- common law 212
- constitutional structure 212
- constraints on governing law 214–215
- court system 213–214
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 217
- dispute resolution 217, 221
- entry into a construction contract 218
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 217
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 217
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 217
- formal requirements 215–216
- governing law that of jurisdiction 214–217, 218
- legal system 212–213
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 217
- operation of construction contract 218–220
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 221
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 218–220
- termination of construction contract 218, 220
- good faith
- governing law of jurisdiction, applicable legislation if
- Australia 52, 59–61
- Brazil 79–82, 84
- China 104–105
- Fiji 136–137
- France 147–149, 157–161
- Germany 172–181, 196–202
- Ghana 214–217, 218
- Hong Kong 226–228, 234
- Italy 244–246, 250
- Malaysia 259–261, 268–269
- Papua New Guinea 281–282, 288
- Peru 298–301, 306
- Romania 316–319, 326–327
- South Africa 338–340, 346
- Sri Lanka 357–358, 361–364
- Switzerland 369–370, 377–378
- United Arab Emirates, the 391–393, 398–399
- governing law of the contract 8–9, 15–16
- gross negligence: 35, 37
- guarantees under forms of security 124
- Hague Convention on Choice of Law 79, 226, 259, 316, 419
- Hague Principles 33–34, 52, 131
- hardship
- health and safety
- heritage/landscape 381
- Hong Kong
- Basic Law 224–225
- building controls 230–232
- common law 225
- constitutional structure 224–225
- constraints
on governing law 226–228Page 436
- court system 225–226
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 229
- development controls 232–233
- dispute resolution 234
- entry into a construction contract 226, 234
- environmental controls 233
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 228
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 229
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 229
- formal requirements 228
- frustrated contracts 230
- governing law that of jurisdiction 226–229, 234
- gross negligence 238
- implied terms 237–238
- legal system 224–225
- local labour, hiring 233
- mandatory insurance 233
- misleading and deceptive conduct 237
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 228
- operation of construction contract 234–235
- proportionate liability 237
- rights of third parties 230
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 236
- security of payment 229–230
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 234–235
- Special Administrative Region 224–225
- termination of construction contract 234, 236
- illegality
- implied terms
- impré vision: 315, 325: 326, 330
- indirect damages 80
- insolvency
- insurance
- intent to create legal relationship 300
- Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts 34
- interim payment 188–189
- interim relief 158
- international conventions, country accessions 18–19
- Italy
- civil law 242
- constitutional structure 241–242
- constraints on governing law 244–249
- court system 242–243
- deemed acceptance of variations 252–253
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 249–250
- dispute resolution 249, 250
- entry into a construction contract 250
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 247–248
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 248–249
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 249
- formal requirements 246
- governing law that of jurisdiction 244–247, 250
- hardship 254
- insolvency 254
- legal system 242
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 247–249
- public procurement 244–245
- operation of construction contract 250–252
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 252
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 250–252
- tender process 245
- termination of construction contract 250, 252
- termination for reorganisation 253–254
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 24
- l’imprévision 315
- labour
- language
- lawful cause 392
- legal costs 160
- legal environments
- Australia 50–52
- Brazil 78–79
- China 90–92
- Czech Republic, the 116–119
- Fiji 130–131
- France 142–144
- Germany 170–172
- Ghana 212–214
- Hong Kong 224–226
- Italy 241–243
- Malaysia 257–259
- Papua New Guinea 278–281
- Peru 297–301
- Romania 312–316
- South Africa 335–338
- Sri Lanka 356–357
- Switzerland 367–369
- United Arab Emirates, the 387–391
- legal mortgage 325
- lex fori 16, 33
- lex loci rei sitae 16
- lex loci solutionis 93–94
- liability for Subcontractor’s acts 397
- lien
- limitation of action
- limitation of liability
- limitation period
- liquidated (delay) damages
- local law or custom, impact of
- Australia 71–75
- Brazil 86–88
- China 109–113
- Czech Republic, the 127
- Fiji 138–139
- France 166–167
- Germany 206–208
- Ghana 221
- Hong Kong 237–238
- Italy 252–254
- Malaysia 273–276
- Papua New Guinea 290–295
- Peru 309–310
- Romania 331–333
- South Africa 351–353
- Sri Lanka 365
- Switzerland 383–385
- United Arab Emirates, the 403–405
- loss of profit 80
- Malaysia
- adjudication 263–265
- arbitration 260
- building and planning regulations 273
- common law 258–259
- constitutional structure 257–258
- constraints on governing law 259–260
- copyright 261–262
- court system 259
- defects 266
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 262–268
- dispute resolution 269, 272–273
- entry into a construction contract 268
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 261
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 262
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 262
- formal requirements 260–261
- frustrated contracts 265–266
- governing law that of jurisdiction 259–261, 268–269
- gross negligence 275
- implied terms 274–275
- legal system 258–259
- liquidated damages 262–263
- local labour, hiring 266–267
- mandatory insurance 267–268
- misleading or deceptive conduct 274
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 261–262
- operation of construction contract 269–273
- proportionate liability 274
- rights of third parties 266
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 273
- security of payment 263–264
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 269–273
- termination of construction contract 272
- mandatory insurance
- mandatory rules
- misleading or deceptive conduct
- mobilisation of Contractor 324
- Muqawala 392
- mutual intention 393
- offer and acceptance 392
- operation of a construction contract
- oppressive conditions 395
- overriding mandatory provisions 33, 145, 182, 217
- ownership
- pacta sunt servanda 7
- Papua New Guinea
- access route 283–284
- arbitration 286–288
- carrying on business 282
- claims against State 291
- common law 274
- constitutional structure 257–258
- constraints on governing law 259
- contract agreement 283
- court system 281–283
- customary law 279
- delay damages 294–295
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 283–288
- dispute resolution 288, 290
- entry into a construction contract 288
- environmental protection 284
- extension of time 292–293
- fairness of transactions 290–291
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 282
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 283
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 283
- foreign exchange control 285–286
- formal requirements 282
- governing law that of jurisdiction 281–282, 288
- health and safety 286
- insurance 284
- legal system 279–281
- liquidated damages 294–295
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 282–283
- offshore funds 286
- operation of construction contract 288
-
prevention principle 293–294Page 438
- proportionate liability 291
- public procurement 279–280
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 290
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 288–290
- statutory time bar 291
- termination of construction contract 288, 289
- Particular Conditions
- choosing governing law of contract 33–34
- consistency with governing law of contract 37
- content 31
- format 43–44
- electronic licence 43
- Employer’s preference 40–43
- guidance for preparation 36–43
- Part A–Contract Data 11, 31–32, 43–44
- Part B–Special Provisions 11, 32
- project requirements 39–40
- special provisions for consistency with applicable law 34–36, 37–38
- Golden Principles 25
- party autonomy 33, 215, 260, 339, 358
- payments
- Performance Certificate 150–151
- Performance Security 188–189
- Peru
- agreement between parties 300
- arbitration 305
- civil law 298
- constitutional structure 297–298
- constraints on governing law 298–301
- court system 298
- delay damages 303, 310
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 305–306
- determined work 300
- dispute resolution 306, 308–309
- Engineer, determination by 309
- entry into a construction contract 306
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 301–305
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 305
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 305
- fitness for purpose 302
- formal requirements 300–301
- good faith 305–306
- governing law that of jurisdiction 298–300, 306
- illegality of contractual waiver 304–305
- illegality of time-bar clauses 301
- implied terms 301
- intent to create legal relationship 300
- legal system 298
- limitation period 303–304
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 301–305
- operation of construction contract 307–308
- price 321
- public procurement 321–322
- reasonable skill and care 302–303
- reform 297
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 309
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 307–308
- termination of construction contract 306, 308
- planning 380
- plural system 212
- posted workers 379
- prevention principle 293–294
- price 300
- private international law
- procurement law
- progress payment claims 56
- proper law of the contract 9–10
- proportionate liability
- public policy (ordre public) 6–7, 39–40, 346
- public policy of forum 39–40, 106
- public procurement
- rate of progress 344–345
- reasonable skill and care 302
- reasonable time 25
- reception of works
- rectification of defects 373–374
- registration of professionals 378
- registration/licencing
- Retention Money 97
- Romania
- adhesion contracts 331–332
- arbitration 318–319
- civil law 311
- claim details 332
- clearance of land of munitions 325
- concurrent delays 324–325
- constitutional structure 312
- constraints on governing law 316–318
- contract claim procedure 326
- court system 316
- Delay Damages 316
- design 320
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 324–326
- dispute resolution 327, 331
- Employer’s Requirements, defects in 324
- entry into a construction contract 326
- FIDIC
General Conditions and governing law of the contract 319–322Page 439
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 322
- fit for purpose 319
- formal requirements 318–319
- good faith 305–306
- governing law that of jurisdiction 298–301, 306
- insolvency 289
- legal mortgage 325
- legal system 312–316
- l’imprévision 325
- limitation period 320
- mobilisation of Contractor 324
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 319–323
- normative deeds 312–314
- operation of construction contract 327–330
- ordre public 313
- payments 325
- public procurement 314, 321–322
- reference of a dispute to DAAB 333
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 331
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 327–331
- standard clauses 332
- statute of limitation 331
- taking over of Works 323
- termination of construction contract 325, 326, 330
- unusual clauses 320–321
- Rome I Regulation 6, 34, 93, 144, 182, 196, 316
- Rome II Regulation 182, 199, 202
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction
- security of payment
- settling disputes 263
- Shari’a law 3, 4
- Site data 189, 343
- Site/Country in the jurisdiction
- socialist legal system 3, 91
- South Africa
- access to site 342–343, 351
- arbitration 349–350
- civil law 334
- common law 355
- constitutional structure 355–356
- constitutional values 341
- constraints on governing law 338–339
- court system 337–338
- delay damages 344–345, 352
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 346–347
- dispute resolution 346, 349
- entry into a construction contract 346
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 340–345
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 345
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 346
- formal requirements 339–340
- good faith 340–342, 351
- governing law that of jurisdiction 338–340, 346
- law and language 342
- legal system 336–337
- limitation of action 352–353
- limitation of liability 352
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 340–346
- operation of construction contract 347–348
- ownership of plant and materials 351
- proportionate liability 352
- rate of progress 344–345
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 349–351
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 347–349
- Site data 343, 351
- termination for Contractor’s default 345
- termination of construction contract 346, 348
- valid contract requirements 339
- Special Administrative Region
- Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions
- Australia 55–56, 56–58
- Brazil 80–82, 82–83
- China 95–98, 98–103
- Czech Republic, the 120–121, 121–122
- Fiji 134–135, 135–136
- France 147–149, 149–151
- Germany 181–195, 195–196
- Ghana 217
- Hong Kong 228, 229
- Italy 247–249
- Malaysia 261–262, 262–268
- Papua New Guinea 282–288
- Peru 301–305, 305–306
- Romania 319–323, 324–326
- South Africa 340–346
- Sri Lanka 359, 359–360
- Switzerland 371, 372–377
- United Arab Emirates, the 393–397, 397–398
- specialty
- Sri Lanka
- arbitration 359
- common law 356
- constitutional structure 356
- constraints on governing law 357–358
- court system 257
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 359
- dispute resolution 361, 365
- entry into a construction contract 361
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 359
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 359
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 359
- formal requirements 359–359
- governing law that of jurisdiction 357–359, 361
- legal system
356–357Page 440
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 359–361
- operation of construction contract 361–363
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 365
- settling disputes 356
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 361–365
- termination of construction contract 361, 364
- Stamp duty 283
- standard business terms 183–184
- standard clauses 320
- standardisation 118
- stare decisis 3
- statute of limitation 325
- statutory time bar 291–292
- sufficiency of Contract Price 189
- suspension 405
- Switzerland
- building and construction permits 381–382
- civil law 367
- copyright 380
- constitutional structure 367
- constraints on governing law 369–370
- contract interpretation 383–384
- court system 369
- delay damages 374–375
- design 380
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 372–377
- direct democracy 368
- dispute resolution 382
- duty of loyalty 384
- Engineer 384–385
- environment 381
- extension of time 372–373
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 371
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 371
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 371
- formal requirements 370
- governing law that of jurisdiction 369–370, 377–378
- health and safety 382
- heritage/landscape 381
- labour 378–379
- languages 368
- legal system 367–369
- liens, use of 329
- limitation of liability 325–326
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 371
- notice, enforcement of 384
- nuisance, liability for 380
- planning 380
- rectification of defects 373–374
- registration/licencing of contractors 378
- registration of professionals 378
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 382–383
- Site/Country in jurisdiction 378–382
- taking over of Works, Employer 373
- termination of construction contract 364
- Switzerland’s Federal Code on Private International Law 93
- taking over the Works
- Taking-Over Certificate 150–151
- tax clearance 286
- technical documents 30
- tender process 245
- termination for Contractor’s default 345
- termination for reorganisation
- termination of a construction contract
- Australia 59, 69
- Brazil 84, 85
- China 104, 108
- Czech Republic, the 124
- Fiji 136, 138
- France 160, 165
- Germany 202, 204
- Ghana 218, 220
- Hong Kong 234, 236
- Italy 250, 252
- Malaysia 268, 272
- Papua New Guinea 288, 289
- Peru 306, 308
- Romania 326, 330
- South Africa 346, 348
- Sri Lanka 361, 364
- Switzerland 375–376
- United Arab Emirates, the 398, 402
- termination of contract by Employer
- third parties, rights
- time construction contracts takes effect 98–99
- unfair trade practices 138–139
- UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
- United Arab Emirates, the
- agreement on contract elements 392–393
- Arabic text 387
- calendar definitions 397
- capacity 393
- civil law 388
- constitutional structure 387–388
- constraints on governing law 391–392
- court system 390–391
- desirable Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 397–398
- dispute resolution 399, 402
- entry into a construction contract 398
- FIDIC General Conditions and governing law of the contract 393–396
- FIDIC General Conditions and the law of the Site/Country 396
- FIDIC General Conditions and laws of the seat of the arbitration or relevant laws on dispute determination 396–397
- financial free zones 389–390
- formal requirements 392
- governing law that of jurisdiction 391–393, 398–399
- lawful cause 393
- legal system 388–390
- liability for Subcontractor’s acts 397
- limitation of liability 395
- limitation period 395
- liquidated damages 394, 404
- mutual intention 393
- necessary Special Provisions in the Particular Conditions 393–397
- Notice provisions 403–404
- offer and acceptance 392
- operation of construction contract 399–402
- oppressive conditions 395
- proportionate liability 404–405
- seat of the dispute determination in jurisdiction 403
- Site/Country in jurisdiction
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- suspension 405
- termination of construction contract 398, 402
- visas 398
- working hours 398
- United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) 215, 377
- unusual clauses 320–321
- visas 398