September 8, 2020
Force majeure provisions in construction contracts have attained a spotlight perhaps never seen before as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact is it having on the US$10 trillion-dollar global industry. In this article from Secretariat’s Mike Allen, Conrad Bromley and Paul Roberts, we consider in more detail how tendering contractors and employers might seek to manage this risk in the ongoing waves of COVID-19, which are a feature of the “new normal.”
Jennifer Vanderhart, Steven Schwartz, Richard Brady, and Aminta Raffalovich authored a chapter in The Guide to Damages in International Arbitration – Sixth Edition. The guide is designed to assist the global arbitration community in understanding damages issues. The chapter is titled “The Use of Econometric and Statistical Analysis in Damages.”
Managing Directors Stuart Dekker, Joe Skilton, and Eddie Tobis authored the chapter “Compensation for Expropriation” in the 9th Edition of The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review.
Maintaining Ethics & Integrity in a Volatile Economic Environment Means Spotting the Banana Peels
Periods of economic pressure are often marked by increased rates of corporate fraud that can happen despite the presence of risk management frameworks. In this article published by Corporate Compliance Insights, Hitesh Patel offers a modern, holistic risk view that can help spot the pitfalls lurking in the way.