Translator：Jiang Wenyu

At 14:00 on March 3, 2022, the Construction Engineering and Real Estate Department of Shanghai Landing Law Offices invited Li Xuwei from Hui Ye Law Firm to conduct legal training, with the topic of "Legal Practices of FIDIC Contracts in International Engineering". The training was hosted by Liu Zhaofu, the director of the department.

In this training, Mr. Li Xuwei shared his views on the overview of FIDIC contract, its concept, similarities and differences with domestic engineering contracts, and the application of main clauses in international projects, etc. FIDIC is the French acronym for "International Federation of Consulting Engineers" (Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils).

FIDIC represents the majority of independent consulting engineers in the world and is the most authoritative organization of consulting engineers, which promotes the development of high-quality, high-level engineering consulting services worldwide. China officially joined FIDIC in 1996.

 Attorney Xuwei Li

Attorney Li compared FIDIC contracts with domestic engineering contracts by detailing the contract conditions in the 2017 Model Construction Contract, the 2017 edition of the Red Book, the 2020 Model General Engineering Contract, and the 2017 edition of the Silver Book. After that, Mr. Li combined his practice experience from the FIDIC contract payment, claims and other major terms of the international engineering and discussed with everyone.

The legal training by Mr. Li benefited the participants a lot. At the end of the training, the Construction Engineering and Real Estate Department prepared an exquisite tea break for everyone, and we fully exchanged and discussed the contents of the training in a relaxed and comfortable environment.