From the Editors – Construction Law International – March 2026

Dear readers,

We are delighted to introduce the March 2026 issue of Construction Law International (CLInt).

This is the first issue we have worked on as Committee Editor and Deputy Committee Editor, respectively. We are glad to work with an Editorial Board composed of top-tier professionals committed to producing a magazine of the highest quality: Thayananthan Baskaran (Chair of the Editorial Board), Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Hammad, Paula Sanchez, Anamaria Popescu, Basil Thevignot, Naoki Iguchi, Khalifah Al-Yaqout, Engy Serag, Sung Hyun Hwang, Jacob Henriquez and Ngo-Martins Okonmah.

We aim to continue delivering a truly international magazine with insightful reflections on construction law and projects from around the world, as well as legal news and updates. As you know, most of the authors who publish in CLInt are members of the IBA International Construction Projects Committee (ICP), and we would like to invite all professionals interested in sharing relevant content to submit quality material for consideration. Even though we will publish formal calls for articles, as we have always done, we accept submissions at any time, so it is easier for authors to consider publishing in CLInt. We also invite you to contact us directly with any recommendations or initiatives that could benefit CLInt.

This issue includes articles commenting on the reform of the Mexican  Public Works Law and Related Services; a recent judicial development in India that is poised to reshape how India’s renewable energy disputes are interpreted and resolved; the significant investments that are being undertaken in regard to AI data centres and the challenges they face; how arbitrating a FIDIC contract requires understanding of the FIDIC contractual system; and the 2026 revision of the new mandatory rules on warranty and defect notification under the Swiss Code of Obligations. Further, you will find a legal update about the recent enactment of the new Paraguayan Arbitration Law and a book review of the second edition of Dimitar Kondev’s excellent book, Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Construction Arbitration.

We thank our contributors for sharing their experience and insights. As always, we encourage all ICP members and those interested in contributing to CLInt articles, legal updates and news to Eric Franco at eric.franco@legaldelta.com.

Eric Franco
Committee Editor, IBA International Construction Projects Committee
Legal Delta, Lima
eric.franco@legaldelta.com

Aleksander Godhe
Deputy Committee Editor, IBA International Construction Projects Committee
King’s College London, London
aleksander.godhe@kcl.ac.uk