FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) has renewed and expanded a major agreement with the World Bank that will see the international funding organisation adopt the use of nine FIDIC standard contracts for a further five years.
There is no attempt by the University and College Union to mount a unified campaign of strikes throughout further education, let alone with hundreds of thousands of educators under attack at universities and schools.
In international construction contracts, few legal matters are more important than the definitions of "Claim" and "Dispute" or the procedure for the "Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication.
The energy transition and climate crisis continue to be a hot topic in political and economic circles. Current global events only serve to demonstrate the need for nations to diversify.