Major Issues in International Construction Law

Comprehensive guide to navigating the major issues that arise in international construction projects, featuring contributions from leading international practitioners

Major Issues in International Construction Law is an edited volume devoted to the major issues that arise in international construction, covering the project from its inception and design to procurement of goods and services to execution, closeout, and dispute resolution. As such, the book enables readers around the world to identify and address the many unique issues that may arise during these various stages of the construction process.

Each chapter features contributions from leading practitioners around the world who regularly practice in the field, allowing for the representation of diverse points of view (common law, civil law, public, private, etc.). The text features succinct, practice-oriented summaries at the beginning of each chapter, as well as valuable key takeaways and coverage of the UN Sustainable Development Goals throughout.

Major Issues in International Construction Law includes information on:

• Project delivery methods, including design-bid-build, design-build, multiple prime, turnkey, public private partnerships, alliancing, and partnering
• Payment issues, covering lump sum, cost-plus, and unit pricing, statutory holdback, liens, and payment security
• Construction contract parties, covering owners, contractors, designers, engineers, subcontractors, insurers, guarantors, and banks
• Insurance, covering builder’s risk, general liability, and political risk
• Paths to the prevention of claims, including NEC early warnings and risk registers, project meetings, and design professional determinations

Major Issues in International Construction Law is an excellent reference for construction law practitioners involved in cross-border transactions or disputes. Academics who teach construction law or construction management will also find the text valuable.

Mauro Rubino-Sammartano is an Italian attorney at law who has also been a member of the Paris Bar, an associate tenant of the Littleton set of chambers in London and a Chartered Arbitrator. He has been during his very long professional life a researcher and teacher on arbitration and construction and has published extensively on both subjects in English, French and Italian.

Troy Harris is Principal at Harris Arbitration and Professor of Law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is admitted to the Michigan and Ontario bars.