Africa Construction Law Week: West Africa Sub-Regional Session

30 March, 2021
HSF is proud to support the work of Africa Construction Law (ACL) and will be participating in the West Africa sub-regional session of the ACL’s upcoming inaugural virtual conference, Africa Construction Law Week. The virtual conference will bring together experienced construction law professionals from across the continent (West, East, North, South, Francophone and Lusophone) to … Read more

Contractor entitled to claim lost profits under Operation and Maintenance contract following Owner’s breach of Design and Build Agreement

06 November, 2020
Infrastructure projects often involve a complex suite of documents which are negotiated together but each constitutes a separate binding agreement. By way of example, a project developer and a host government may sign a land lease, a construction contract and long term operating agreement. The UK’s Privy Council, which is the highest court of appeal for several … Read more

Force majeure considerations in the “second wave” of Covid-19

29 October, 2020
When we originally published this article in April we used the term “potential” in respect of a second wave of Covid-19. Back then many countries were contemplating an easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions following a downturn in cases, and a second wave was discussed as a possibility. In the six months since, we have seen … Read more