Conference Programme

DAY 1: 29 March 2016

FIDIC CONTRACTS - CLAIMS AND DISPUTES UNDER INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

08.00-09.00 Registration

09.00-09.15 Welcome address and introduction by ICC Turkey

09.15-09.30 Welcome by the chair of the first day

• Christopher Seppälä , Partner, White & Case LLP, France; Vice-President Emeritus, ICC International

  Court of Arbitration; Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Legal Advisor, FIDIC Contracts Committee, FIDIC

09.30-10.30 Introduction to the FIDIC forms of contract

- Background and principles of the FIDIC forms of contract
- Description and comparison of the Red, Yellow and Silver Books
- Documents forming FIDIC forms
- FIDIC Procurement Procedures Guide

• François Baillon , Commercial Director, FIDIC, Geneva
• Aisha Nadar , Senior Consultant, Procurement and Dispute Resolution, Advokatfirman Runeland, Sweden

10.30-11.00 Questions and answers

11.00-11.15 Coffee break

11.15-12.00 Issues with the use of FIDIC contracts in Turkey and the Middle East

- Special legal regimes for public works contracts
- The interplay between local public works law and FIDIC contracts
- Hardship and " théorie de l'imprévision "
- Le fait du Prince
- Public policy and FIDIC contracts

• Waleed M. El Nemr , Contracts Director, Africa, Hill International, Egypt
• Levent Irmak , Principal and Founder, MC2 MODERN Construction Consulting, Turkey

12.00-12.30 Nuclear projects - Distinctive features

• Christopher Seppälä

12.30-13.00 Questions and answers

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-15.30 Claims and dispute resolution procedures under FIDIC contracts

- Notices of claims
- Particulars' of the claim
- Definition of dispute and Dispute Resolution Procedures under FIDIC contracts

• David Brown , Partner, Clyde & Co, France; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
• Malcolm Kelly , Director, M Kelly Consulting Ltd, United Kingdom
• Ali Yesilirmak , Associate Professor, İstanbul Sehir University Law School, Turkey

15.30-15.45 Questions and answers

15.45-16.15 Coffee break

16.15-17.15 Advantages of Dispute Boards

- Introduction to Dispute Adjudication Boards (DABs) under FIDIC
- The new ICC Dispute Board Rules
- Recent developments and positive results of DABs in Turkey and Middle East
- Overview of recent infrastructure projects opting for FIDIC DABs

• Murray Armes , Director, Sense Studio Limited, United Kingdom
• Aisha Nadar
• Jim Perry , Partner, PS Consulting, France

17.15-17.30 Questions and answers

17.30-19.00 Cocktail reception

DAY 2: 30 March 2016

ICC ARBITRATION IN CONSTRUCTION MATTERS

08.00-09.15 Optional breakfast: Let's talk about costs!

The ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR will present its new Report entitled "Decisions on costs in international arbitration".

This Report is the Commission's latest initiative to ensure that arbitration continues to be a viable and attractive form of dispute

resolution for its users. The Report will create more awareness on how to address and deal with cost issues in arbitral

procedures and awards.

• Alexander Fessas , Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
• Alexis Mourre , President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris

09.30-09.45 Welcome by the chair of the second day

• Alexis Mourre

09.45-10.45 Jurisdictional issues in construction arbitrations

- Issues related to multi-party/multi-contract arbitration in the context of construction disputes
- Conflict of jurisdiction between arbitrators, dispute boards and experts
- Application of the 2012 ICC provisions on joinder, multiple parties, multiple contracts and consolidation to the FIDIC contracts

• Philip Dunham , Partner, Dechert LLP, France
• Ziva Filipic , Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
• Murat Karkın , Co-Managing Partner, YukselkarkinKucuk Attorney Partnership, Turkey

10.45-11.00 Questions and answers

11.00-11.15 Coffee break

11.15-12.15 Roundtable: Effective management and settlement of construction disputes prior to and during the arbitration

Pre-arbitration:
- Strategic considerations and the role of claims management
- Pre-arbitral options: dispute boards, settlement negotiations, adjudication, mediation, ICC Emergency Arbitrator

Effective case management in arbitration:
- Early determination of issues and bifurcation
- Cost/benefit analysis in production of evidence

• David Brown , Partner, Clyde & Co, France; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
• Jean-Claude Najar* , International Counsel, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, France

Moderated by:

• Alexander Fessas

12.15-12.45 Questions and answers

Day 2 continued

12.45-14.15 Lunch

14.15-15.15 Hot topics related to construction cases

• Yasemin Çetinel , Founding Partner, Çetinel Law Firm, Turkey

15.15-15.30 Questions and answers

15.30-15.50 Proposed changes to the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts to deal with long-term contracts

• Christopher Seppälä

15.50-16.15 Coffee break

16.15-17.15 Enforcement of awards in Turkey and the Middle East

Overview of enforcement practices in Turkey, Middle East and CIS countries

• Ziya Akinci , Partner, Akinci Law Office, Turkey; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Vladimir Khvalei* , Partner, Baker & McKenzie, CIS Limited, Russian Federation; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
• Karim A. Youssef , Partner, Amereller Legal Consultants, Egypt; Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law

17.15-17.45 Questions and answers

17.45-18.00 Closing of the conference

• Sami Houerbi , Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Middle-East & Africa, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Tunis; Partner, Houerbi Law Firm, Dubai / Tunisia
• Christopher Seppälä

*Invited