Episodes

  • Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 4 - North American Risk Apportionment Trends in the Construction Sector

    Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 4 - North American Risk Apportionment Trends in the Construction Sector
    Mar 21 2024
    In this episode of our Global Projects and Construction Group podcast, host Cynthia Aoki,
    partner in Clyde & Co’s Calgary office in Canada, leads a conversation on risk apportionment trends and developments in the construction sector in North America. She is joined by three Clyde & Co partners who specialise in construction and infrastructure disputes: Mark Braidwood in Vancouver, Jamie Spotswood in Toronto, and Dan Lever in Boston.
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    43 mins
  • Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 3 - Exploring cyber risks for construction firms around the world

    Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 3 - Exploring cyber risks for construction firms around the world
    Sep 19 2023
    In this episode of our Global Projects and Construction Group podcast, host Steven Cannon, Partner at Clyde & Co, focuses on cyber threats in the construction sector. He is joined by Laura Coates, Dan Lever, William Barrington, and Alex Devereux, all from the Clyde & Co Global Projects & Construction Group, along with Helen Bourne, Rosehana Amin, Stephanie Luhrs, and Olivia Darlington, representing Clyde One, Clyde & Co’s new global cyber brand, which provides an end-to-end cyber solution.
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    37 mins
  • Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 2 - Renewable Energy Projects

    Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 2 - Renewable Energy Projects
    Jun 22 2023
    In this episode of our Global Projects and Construction Group podcast, host Alon Meyerov, Partner with Clyde & Co in Johannesburg, focuses on the development of renewable energy projects across different global regions and the risks and opportunities facing the sector.
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    39 mins
  • Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 1 - Building Safety

    Global Projects & Construction Podcast: Episode 1 - Building Safety
    Mar 8 2023
    In the first episode of our Global Projects and Construction podcast, host Chris Leadbetter focuses on the evolution of building safety law in the last ten years and the risks that these rapid changes bring for companies in the construction sector. Joining Chris are Eugene Tan, who leads Clyde & Co’s Asian Construction Practice, Chloe Blackwell, Senior Associate in the Sydney office and specialist in construction law, and Will Cadwaladr, Senior Associate in the UAE office.
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    34 mins
  • Challenges facing the Middle East construction industry: Contractors’ attempts to restrain recourse to Performance Bonds - part two

    Challenges facing the Middle East construction industry: Contractors’ attempts to restrain recourse to Performance Bonds - part two
    Nov 11 2022
    In the second and final part of this episode, Andrew, Duncan and William look at real life cases across different jurisdictions whereby the Courts have intervened in the calling of performance bonds. Contractors will leave the episode with a clear understanding of the jurisdictional differences and some key learnings they can take away to minimise their risk of a wrongful call moving forwards.
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    44 mins
  • Challenges facing the Middle East construction industry: Contractors’ attempts to restrain recourse to Performance Bonds - part one

    Challenges facing the Middle East construction industry: Contractors’ attempts to restrain recourse to Performance Bonds - part one
    Nov 10 2022
    In this two-part episode, Andrew Archer, Duncan Miller SC and William Marshall discuss the commercial purpose behind cash performance bonds and the differing approaches local Courts have taken to intervening in a relationship between a contractor and a principal. In the first episode, contractors will gain a clear understanding of cash performance bonds and their usage, and will start to build a picture of the differing approaches jurisdictions take to the subject.
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    31 mins
  • Projects & Construction | What the Handback/Expiry of UK PPPs means for the market?

    Projects & Construction | What the Handback/Expiry of UK PPPs means for the market?
    Mar 24 2022
    The expiry of PFI contracts is set to be the new big challenge for the industry, with the majority of PFI contracts in the UK due to expire in the 2030s. Join Legal Director Laura Coates, along with Associates Ana Bonnington and Ross Jenkins as they explore the implications of this and what key lessons can be learned from projects that have already been handed back.
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    19 mins
  • Projects & Construction | Challenges facing the Middle East construction industry: price escalation

    Projects & Construction | Challenges facing the Middle East construction industry: price escalation
    Mar 14 2022
    Price escalation is a widespread concern amongst many contractors in the region. The price of steel has increased globally, shipping costs are five times higher than pre-COVID-19 levels and containers are becoming increasingly harder to source.

    In this episode, Alexa Hall and Richard Harding QC explore the potential options available to contractors operating in the UAE to recover their additional costs.
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    35 mins