FIDIC Contracts in Europe A Practical Guide to Application

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 Practical Guide to Application provides readers with detailed guidance and resources for the preparation of the Particular Conditions that will comply with the requirements of the applicable laws that apply to the site where the work is carried out, and for the governing law of the contract, for a number of the jurisdictions in which FIDIC contracts are used. This book closely follows the format of The International Application of FIDIC Contracts, with the addition of an outline of the construction industry and information on the impact of COVID-19 on both the execution and operation of construction contracts in each jurisdiction. This book is essential reading for construction professionals, lawyers and students of construction law.

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

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.