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2 months ago | 
pinsentmasons.com | Johanne Brocas |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
SIAC handled 625 new cases in 2024, with 91% being international. Cases involved parties from 72 jurisdictions, compared to 66 in 2023, setting a record and highlighting the centre’s global reach, also reflected in the geographical diversity of arbitrators’ appointment with 43 jurisdictions represented compared to 38 jurisdictions in the previous year. South Korean parties emerged as the top users of SIAC, reflecting the institution’s growing presence in Northeast Asia.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Nicole Whitby |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
In the case, Primero was contracted by Coburn Resources to design and construct a mineral sands project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia and the two entered into an EPC contract, with Primero Resources providing four insurance bonds to Coburn as security. Coburn returned two of the bonds to Primero.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Alexander Shchavelev |Sandra Gröschel |Aleesha Way |Andrew Batty
In 2024, the German government passed a draft law to modernise the current arbitration law. One significant change to the current arbitration law is the move to enable form-free arbitration agreements in the B2B sector. In addition, the government's draft provides that the arbitral award may be issued in electronic form, and arbitrators may set out their dissenting opinion on the arbitral award or its reasoning, unless the parties agree otherwise.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Pamela McDonald |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
The increased usage of arbitration in Qatar has been reflected in the latest statistics released by the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA). The value of cases received by the centre in 2023 amounted to approximately QR 3 billion (£638.5 million), and most cases registered by the centre, around 60%, related to construction and contracting contracts.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Karah Howard |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
If a contractor’s entitlement due to adverse weather is not covered in a contract, then the common law position is that weather risks are borne by the contractor, unless any other clauses, such as force majeure, can provide relief.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Tom Heading |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
In this case, Taringa Property Group was granted a stay on paying a A$4 million (approx. USD$2,544,800) adjudication award because the claiming party, Kenik Pty Ltd, was in a “perilous financial position”.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Andrew Batty
Andrew Batty of Pinsent Masons was commenting after the High Court confirmed that an adjudicator was right to determine a claim for breach of the Defective Premises Act 1972 in a dispute between BDW Trading (BDW) and Ardmore Construction (Ardmore).
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Gemma Thomas |Aleesha Way |Andrew Batty |Jack Tivey
Gemma Thomas of Pinsent Masons in Melbourne was commenting after the Queensland Supreme Court found that a contractor’s failure to accept a Calderbank letter was unreasonable in all the circumstance, giving rise to an award of indemnity costs, despite the offer being open for a mere six days, only two working days of which the contractor was in possession of the principal’s written submissions.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Pamela McDonald |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
Maintaining contemporaneous records and obtaining written approval for arbitration agreements are just two of the actions engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors can take to address risks that can arise in the context of innovative energy and clean tech project work in Qatar.
Taking such action will help EPC contractors maximise the opportunities arising from the Qatari state’s investment in renewables generation and carbon capture and storage.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty |Arwyn Jones
Clarity on the point was provided by the South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the case of Krohne (Pty) Ltd v Strategic Fuel Fund AssociationThe case should encourage more businesses to provide for the potential settlement of disputes within their contract’s arbitration clauses. Strategic Fund Fuel Association (Strategic Fuel) is a non-profit company which acquires, maintains and manages South Africa’s strategic energy feedstocks and carriers, to ensure energy security in the country.
