I. Introduction
On 9.4.2019, the DIS40 Spring Conference took place in Bonn with
the topic "The Nuts and Bolts of Construction Arbitration
– From a lawyer's, expert's and in-house
counsel's perspective".1 The conference was
moderated by Dr. Annabelle Möckesch (Schellenberg
Wittmer) and Dr. Benjamin Lissner (CMS
Germany). The conference was divided into two workshops on the
topics "How to deal with delay" and "Procedural
aspects of construction disputes" and ended with a panel
discussion.
II. Workshop 1: How to deal with delay
Dr. Tino Schneider, Associate at LALIVE in
Zurich, explained the importance of claims for extension of time
("EoT claims") for employers and contractors in
construction projects. He presented the topic by using a pipeline
project as a hypothetical case in which delays occurred. In this
context, Dr. Schneider referred to the distribution of
risks between the parties. He explained the importance of model
clauses in construction contracts.
