The 2017 FIDIC Contracts : Wiley Blackwell : 9781119514633 : 1119514630 : 12 Feb 2020 : FIDIC contracts are the most widely used standard form engineering contracts internationally but until 2017 the three main forms - the Red, Yellow and Silver Books - had not been amended or updated for nearly two decades. Written by a specialist lawyer who was a member of the FIDIC Updates Task Group responsible for writing the new contracts, this book examines in detail the many substantial changes introduced. After providing an overview, the contracts are examined clause by clause with a view to showing how each compares and contrasts with the others and how the second editions compare and contrast with the first. The opening chapters describe the distinctive characteristics of each of the contracts, new potential risks for employer and contractor, key general provisions such as the new rules on notices, instructions and determinations, and contract administration. Other chapters examine design