1st Edition

FIDIC Contracts in Europe A Practical Guide to Application

Edited By Donald Charrett Copyright 2023
692 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Informa Law from Routledge

692 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Informa Law from Routledge

692 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Informa Law from Routledge

FIDIC contracts are the most widely used contracts for international construction around the world and are used in many different jurisdictions, both common law and civil law. For any construction project, the General Conditions of Contract published by FIDIC need to be supplemented by Particular Conditions that specify the specific requirements of that project. FIDIC Contracts in Europe: A... Read more

List of figures

List of tables

About the editor

Table of cases

Table of legislation

List of contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Dr Donald Charrett

CHAPTER 2 THE FIDIC GOLDEN PRINCIPLES

Dr Donald Charrett

CHAPTER 3 PREPARATION OF PARTICULAR CONDITIONS

Dr Donald Charrett

CHAPTER 4 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN AUSTRIA

Dr Thomas Frad

CHAPTER 5 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN BELGIUM

Rony Vermeersch and Mitch Windsor

CHAPTER 6 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Dr Lukas Klee, Vojtech Hradecny and Anastazie Jegorova

CHAPTER 7 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN DENMARK

Dr Christian Johansen

CHAPTER 8 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

Bill Barton

CHAPTER 9 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN FRANCE

Michael Conrad

CHAPTER 10 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN GERMANY

Dr Götz-Sebastian Hök and Dr Henry Stieglmeier

CHAPTER 11 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN GREECE

Ioannis Vassardanis and Giouli Katsarou

CHAPTER 12 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN IRELAND

Shane Dolan, Paul Bassett, Joanne McGilloway, Keith Newman, Stephen McGonagle, Tomás Corrigan and Cian O’Gorman

CHAPTER 13 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN ITALY

Nicola Davide Romano

CHAPTER 14 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN THE NETHERLANDS

Leendert C. van den Berg

CHAPTER 15 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN NORWAY

Geir Frøholm and Robert Langeland

CHAPTER 16 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN PORTUGAL

Miguel Lorena Brito and João Rocha de Almeida

CHAPTER 17 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN SCOTLAND

Shona Frame and Laura West

CHAPTER 18 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN SWEDEN

E. Daniel McKiernan

CHAPTER 19 APPLYING FIDIC CONTRACTS IN SWITZERLAND

Sam Moss, Dr Tino Schneider and Jean-Rodolphe Fiechter

Glossary

Index

Biography

Dr Donald Charrett is a barrister, arbitrator, mediator, expert and dispute board member practising in technology, engineering and construction (TEC) disputes. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was a member of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators. He was named a Thought Leader – Construction by Who’s Who Legal in 2019, 2020 and 2021. His legal publications include articles on expert evidence, FIDIC contracts, dispute boards, dispute avoidance and resolution, insurance, contract risk, forensic engineering, contractual lessons from past projects, design and construct contracts, quantum meruit and solidary liability.

This book is indeed a practical guide to the use of FIDIC contracts across the diverse landscape of engineering/construction contracting in Europe. Including, as it does, extensive input from so many eminent European experts, I have no hesitation in recommending it as a valuable resource for those professionals that are, or will be, involved with FIDIC’s forms of contracts on European project.

Siobhan Fahey, Chartered Engineer and Chartered Arbitrator, FIDIC President’s List Adjudicator, FIDIC Contracts Committee’s Principal Drafter of the 2017 FIDIC Contracts

I can highly commend this book on multiple levels – from its intention to provide a practical tool by which to draft the Particular Conditions to a FIDIC Contract to its secondary benefits providing invaluable insight into the operation of construction law across multiple jurisdictions.

Kiri Parr, Member of FIDIC Contracts Committee

FIDIC Contracts in Europe is an incredibly useful tool for understanding how these critical contract forms are used in civil and common law jurisdictions in Europe. The stellar cast of authors have provided insightful commentary in the various country chapters and the detailed introductory chapter by Dr. Charrett provide helpful guidance for any practitioner.

Sharon Vogel, Partner, Singleton Urquhart
Reynolds Vogel LLP, Toronto, Canada

Agreement on the effect of the contract given the specific legal and practical context of an international construction project is an essential feature for successful project delivery. This excellent book will be a fi rst point of reference for all of those involved.

Christopher Miers, FIDIC President’s List Adjudicator, Arbitrator, Architect

Dr Charrett has not only shared his own expertise on the FIDIC contract forms; he has also gathered a formidable team of authors to comment upon the use of these forms across Europe. This book will be valuable not only for its insights into how the forms are used in various jurisdictions but also for the cross-cutting perspectives offered in comparing the approaches across those jurisdictions.

Associate Professor Matthew Bell, Co-director of Studies for Construction Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne