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8th Biennial Conference on Construction Projects from Conception to Completion

16 Mar - 18 Mar 2023

Session information

Project Execution: Jurisdictions of interest when defending calls against demand guarantees

Friday 17 March (1630 - 1730)

Description

When a call on a demand guarantee (or “on demand bond”) is anticipated or in fact made, which jurisdictions are of interest to those trying to defend the call. The panellists will consider such jurisdictions and judgments issued by their courts. They will consider if there are preferred jurisdictions for those trying to defend calls against demand guarantees.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Michael Valo	Glaholt Bowles, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Speakers

Thais Fernandes Chebatt	Pinheiro Neto Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil
Akihiro Hironaka	Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Japan
Andrew Mackenzie	DLA Piper, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Vishrov Mukerjee	Trilegal, New Delhi, Delhi, India

Session presentations

Jurisdictions of interest when defending calls against demand guarantees

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