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8th Biennial Conference on Construction Projects from Conception to Completion

16 Mar - 18 Mar 2023

Session information

Project Execution: The importance of the applicable law. How fat do lawyers from civil law and common law backgrounds view the same construction law issues differently?

Friday 17 March (1340 - 1510)

Description

Following the popularity of this session at the previous editions of this conference, delegates and panellists will work through a new case study explaining how they view the same construction law issues. The interactive case study will seek to highlight issues which are particularly affected by the applicable law.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Rouven Bodenheimer	BODENHEIMER, Cologne, Germany
Rupert Choat	Atkin Chambers, London, England

Speakers

Katherine Bell	Schellenberg Wittmer, Zürich, Switzerland
Jesse Gardner	Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Xingyu Huang	Zhong Lun, Beijing, China
David Hume	Shearman & Sterling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Session presentations

The importance of the applicable law: how far do lawyers from civil law and common law backgrounds vie the same construction law issues differently?

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