Spring Series of Seminars on FIDIC Contracts with Howard Kennedy

Event Details

Date(s):

Date: 12, 19 and 26 February, 5, 12, 19 and 26 March and 2 April 2026

Time:

10.00am-11.30pm CET (09.00am-10.30pm BST)

Place:

Online

Price:

£500.00 (+ VAT) for the whole course of 8 weeks.

Cornerstone Seminars are getting together with Howard Kennedy’s International Construction team to put on a series of 8 weekly online seminars. Starting on Thursday 12 February, this course will cover

• The Fair and Neutral Engineer
• Design Responsibilities
• Delay claims
• Claims for money
• FIDIC 1999 and 2017/2022

Speakers will include Victoria Tyson, Jo Clarke, Gabriel Mulero Clas, James Reader and Edward Corbett. Each 90-minute session will include a talk, an interactive workshop and lots of time for Q&A and discussion.

To learn more or to register for the course, call +44 (0)20 3062 3044 or email info@cornerstone-seminars.com

Course content:

1. Introduction to FIDIC contracts – 12 February 2026.

• FIDIC’s Rainbow
• Particular Conditions
• Golden Principles

2. Role of Engineer and other parties – 19 February 2026.

• Engineer as designer and administrator
• Agent or independent?
• Principle functions of Engineer and Employer

3. Design risk under Red Yellow and Silver – 26 February 2026.

• Traditional v Design-build
• Fitness for purpose
• Yellow and Silver books risk allocation

4. Time programme and delay – 5 March 2026.

• Time for Completion
• Time at large
• The risk of delay
• Delay damages

5. Delay problem areas – 12 March 2026.

• Acceleration
• Concurrency
• Critical path delay analysis

6. Claims for money – 19 March 2026.

• Ground conditions
• Geological Baseline Reports
• Prolongation costs

7. Other claims for money – 26 March 2026.

• Variations
• Force Majeure and change of law
• Disruption

8. Dispute avoidance and resolution – 2 April 2026.

• DAB and DAAB
• Decisions and enforcement
• Arbitration awards

Each session will start 10.00 CET (09.00 UK)

Each session will last 90 mins and comprise a talk, a workshop problem and plenty of time for Q&A and discussion.

Every delegate will get a certificate of attendance to show that they completed the course or which components they attended.