EQUITAS is hosting an ICC YAF webinar on “Expert Evidence in International Arbitration” between 16.00 -18.00 (GMT +3) on the 9th of December 2020. The panelists Adrian Bell, Damla Erensoy from CMS International Law Firm and Equitas director Metehan Caglar Sonbahar will discuss the difference between an expert advisor and an expert witness, a party…
Force Majeure is a French phrase commonly used in commercial contracts to describe exceptional circumstances or events affecting the contract, parties obligations and that are completely outside the parties’ control. Such events may include, acts of God, war, strike, epidemic, riot etc. Black’s Law Dictionary describes force majeure as ‘ An event or effect that…
The Convention of Mediation Enters into Force On 12 September 2020 the Singapore Convention entered into force, at a digital celebration organised by the Singapore Ministry of Law and UNCITRAL. Last year on the 7th of August the Convention, also known as the United Nations (UN) Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, was…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has recently revised its Model Turnkey Contract for Major Projects. This model contract has been around for over a decade, and the ICC states that with this form it aims to provide a balanced contract with a swift and effective dispute resolution; ‘The aim of ICC in producing…
The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) has published the Seoul Protocol on Video Conferencing in International Arbitration. The Protocol was first introduced at the Seoul ADR Festival in 2018,has been under discussion among arbitration practitioners since then. However it was finally was published in March, 2020 in response to demand to continue critical services including…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new survey has been conducted by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in partnership with GCR (Global Construction Review) to understand the financial, operational and personal impacts of COVID-19 on the global construction industry. You can review the entire survey here. The survey was responded by 210 construction professionals, with most responses from…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EQUITAS director Metehan C. Sonbahar has been appointed to act as a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitratior’s (CIArb) European Branch Committee. CIArb is an international centre for the practice and profession of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with 16,000 members from 149 countries and is supported by an international network of 41 branches. CIArb…
On the 29th of April 2020 EQUITAS Consulting and CMS Law presented a webinar with regards the effects of COVID-19 on construction contracts governed under Turkish law. The online seminar included discussions in relation to the relevant provisions under Turkish law, the clauses of the FIDIC 1999 and 2017 form of contracts and the measures…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EQUITAS director Metehan C. Sonbahar delivered a presentation on global claims at the DRBF Central & Eastern European Conference on the 13th of March this year. Metehan’s presentation included discussions on types of global claims, why they are pursued and common law and civil law approach to global claims. The presentation was made via…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, General Directorate of Construction has published a list of measures to be taken by the construction sector of the country. You can download Circular No. 2020/9 via here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][/vc_row]