Manama: - Bahrain British Business Forum’s (BBBF) Special Interest Group (SIG) for legal professionals in collaboration with Newton Legal Group last night hosted a panel discussion at the Capital Club to highlight the recent changes to the most widely used construction industry standard FIDIC contract forms and their effect on the industry.

Sumana Abdulkarim, Senior Associate at Newton Legal Group, moderated the discussion. The expert panel of leading legal and engineering practitioners were Paula Boast (Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys), Joanne Taqi (Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright), and Ian Lunt-Bell (Principal Engineer at Aecom).

Questions about FIDIC’s new standard forms of contracts were put to the panel who clarified the common themes to the changes in the different standard forms and their implications.

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About BBBF:

The BBBF was set up in 1995 and has grown to over 470 members today. It aims to promote trade and investment between Bahrain and Britain in a non-discriminatory, non-political and non-profit making manner. The BBBF is widely recognized in Bahrain and the UK as a leading impartial business sector group. The Forum works to create and sustain a favourable business environment. The BBBF strives to assist and introduce new trade and investment to both countries to benefit and enhance the common economic interests of our member companies.

BBBF’s nine Special Interest Groups (SIGs) cover hospitality, construction, banking & financial services, ICT and legal sectors; oil, gas & energy, as well as organisational effectiveness, women in business, and young professionals, providing members and guests a valued medium for exchanging industry specific ideas and discussing issues relevant to a particular sector.

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