Cyril Chern – författare

Nuclear Power Plant Development covers the intricacies of developing a nuclear power plant project from a construction and legal standpoint. It deals with structuring, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of standard and specialised contracts relating to the development of nuclear power-generation projects and also covers the other forms of power-generating facilities. It covers the forms of contract, the law involved internationally, and potential areas of pitfalls and how to avoid them in a systematic format covering various forms of projects. It is suitable for solicitors and barristers involved in the contracting for such facilities and the handling of litigation related to them, government officials involved in the commissioning and development of nuclear facilities for regional governments, and engineers and contractors involved in the actual work of design and contract administration and dispute resolution.

Mediation as a method of dispute resolution is well known and practised worldwide, and this book provides the knowledge necessary for those actively involved in mediation work as well as for those who need to learn the process. This is an invaluable guide on how to mediate, what forms should be used and what techniques can be applied by the mediator to obtain a successful result. It also provides essential guidance on how to deal with large, complex international commercial disputes and their effective administration.Key features of this book include:• In-depth discussion of both the existing and historical international case law on mediation including its history under the British Common law, European Civil law and Muslim Shari’ah law.• Analysis of the differences between the various forms of mediation agreements with sample wording to add to or modify these forms as needed.• In-depth discussion of the ethical requirements relating to mediation and mediators.• Sample forms for use in commencing mediation.• In-depth discussion of actual mediations, how they should be conducted, techniques to use and sample forms.• General forms for use in complex international mediation, form agenda and mediation statements.• Mediator disclosure forms, questionnaires for potential mediators and parties and comparison of mediation agreements and sample forms.• Discussion of how to effectively use witnesses and the preparation and presentation of witness statements in mediation.• International case studies with statements of claims and responses.This book will be essential reading for those involved in international commercial and construction mediation.

A dispute board is a panel of impartial members, appointed at the outset of the construction contract, whose purpose is to monitor progress, resolve disputes as they arise and provide a forum for discussing difficult matters.This book provides an in depth analysis of dispute board law and detailed, practical explanations of how dispute boards work in construction contracts for those actively involved. as well as for those who need to learn the process. Important features of the book include: Explanation of how a dispute board works: Insider knowledge of board operations: Key documents to run a dispute board: Detailed discussion of dispute board law (covering key jurisdictions worldwide): Forms of practice and procedure, and sample documentsReviews of the previous edition"Chern's book provides an extremely practical guide, covering not only an introduction to the process but also providing check lists and sample documentation.... This book will be welcome by practitioners in the area and newcomers to the dispute board process."—The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, November 2009"This book will provide a very useful, perhaps essential, guide to parties commissioning large capital construction projects, those advising them and those bidding to carry out such works, and importantly, the project funders."—The Expert & Dispute Resolver"This is a must-have book for grown up contractors"—Tony Bingham, Building"His timely work …concentrating on what may prove to be the primary means of dispute resolution for major international construction projects is to be welcomed."—HHJ Humphrey Lloyd, QC, The International Construction Law Review"This excellent book on Dispute Boards is a must for every construction lawyer, engineer, architect and contractor who is either involved in Dispute Boards or wants to be"—Herbert Wilson, The Journal of the Dispute Board Federation

Chern on Dispute Boards examines the law of dispute boards and their development internationally, while also covering procedural topics that are of particular concern to those utilising dispute boards. It deals with advanced practitioner issues in the emerging law of dispute boards on an international scale, laying out their methods and methodology not only under the common law, but also under other legal systems such as Civil law and Shari’ah law. Excelling in describing the "how and why", this book also gives samples and/or forms of actual working dispute boards that any practitioner could use and adapt to their own needs.This updated fourth edition explains the various international formats and types of dispute boards in use today and brings readers up-to-date on the ever-evolving law within the field. The text guides the reader through the complexities of actual commercial and construction disputes and their successful resolution and also presents a way forward for the dispute board members themselves to administer actual dispute boards all over the world.This book is essential reading for construction lawyers, engineers and dispute board stakeholders worldwide.

Updated throughout for this fourth edition, The Law of Construction Disputes maintains its position as a leading source of authoritative and detailed information on the whole area of construction law including contracts and their performance, third parties, pursuing claims and dispute resolution.The book covers the construction dispute process by analysing the main areas from which disputes arise, up-to-date case law, and how to effectively deal with construction project disputes once they have arisen. It provides the legal practitioner with all the case law needed in one concise volume, and examines the methods and methodology of construction law, not only for a common law context, but also under other legal systems. Readers will be guided through the various international contract formats governing construction alongside applicable case law. Additionally, they will be shown the correct contract provisions and forms used to prevent disputes from escalating to reach successful conclusions without litigation.Featuring expert advice and many relevant reference materials, this book is an extremely helpful guide to legal practitioners in this field of law and to construction professionals.

Updated throughout for this fourth edition, The Law of Construction Disputes maintains its position as a leading source of authoritative and detailed information on the whole area of construction law including contracts and their performance, third parties, pursuing claims and dispute resolution.The book covers the construction dispute process by analysing the main areas from which disputes arise, up-to-date case law, and how to effectively deal with construction project disputes once they have arisen. It provides the legal practitioner with all the case law needed in one concise volume, and examines the methods and methodology of construction law, not only for a common law context, but also under other legal systems. Readers will be guided through the various international contract formats governing construction alongside applicable case law. Additionally, they will be shown the correct contract provisions and forms used to prevent disputes from escalating to reach successful conclusions without litigation.Featuring expert advice and many relevant reference materials, this book is an extremely helpful guide to legal practitioners in this field of law and to construction professionals.

Mediation as a method of dispute resolution is well known and practised worldwide, and this book provides the knowledge necessary for those actively involved in mediation work as well as for those who need to learn the process. This is an invaluable guide on how to mediate, what forms should be used and what techniques can be applied by the mediator to obtain a successful result. It also provides essential guidance on how to deal with large, complex international commercial disputes and their effective administration.Key features of this book include:• In-depth discussion of both the existing and historical international case law on mediation including its history under the British Common law, European Civil law and Muslim Shari’ah law.• Analysis of the differences between the various forms of mediation agreements with sample wording to add to or modify these forms as needed.• In-depth discussion of the ethical requirements relating to mediation and mediators.• Sample forms for use in commencing mediation.• In-depth discussion of actual mediations, how they should be conducted, techniques to use and sample forms.• General forms for use in complex international mediation, form agenda and mediation statements.• Mediator disclosure forms, questionnaires for potential mediators and parties and comparison of mediation agreements and sample forms.• Discussion of how to effectively use witnesses and the preparation and presentation of witness statements in mediation.• International case studies with statements of claims and responses.This book will be essential reading for those involved in international commercial and construction mediation.