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Superimposing FIDIC onto Civil Law: A Practical Guide to Statutory Alignment and Commercial Risk in Mega-Infrastructure Projects - Couverture souple

ADDEYEMI, DR OLORUNDARE RAPHAEL; Adeyemi, Dr. Olorundaare Raphael

 
9798190588835: Superimposing FIDIC onto Civil Law: A Practical Guide to Statutory Alignment and Commercial Risk in Mega-Infrastructure Projects

Synopsis

International construction contracts do not operate in a legal vacuum. When FIDIC-based contracts are used in civil-law jurisdictions, statutory rules, mandatory legal principles and local remedies can reshape the parties’ carefully negotiated risk allocation.

Superimposing FIDIC onto Civil Law is a practical guide for commercial directors, claims managers, contract engineers, quantity surveyors, in-house counsel and dispute professionals working on major infrastructure and EPC projects. It explains how to identify the points at which civil-law doctrines interact with FIDIC mechanisms—and how to administer the contract without losing sight of the governing law.

Drawing on real project-management and commercial principles, the book examines statutory alignment, notice requirements, variations, extensions of time, payment, force majeure, unforeseen conditions, termination, good faith, liability, damages, dispute avoidance and evidentiary discipline. It translates complex legal concepts into structured procedures, decision tools and practical controls that project teams can apply throughout the contract lifecycle.

Readers will learn how to:

  • distinguish contractual risk allocation from mandatory statutory rules;

  • improve notices, records, claims and contemporaneous evidence;

  • recognise when local law may supplement, restrict, or override a FIDIC provision;

  • coordinate legal, commercial and project-control functions;

  • reduce avoidable disputes while preserving contractual entitlements; and

  • make better-informed decisions on mega-infrastructure projects in civil-law markets.

This is not a substitute for jurisdiction-specific legal advice. It is a professional field guide for understanding the legal-commercial interface before it becomes a project crisis.

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