Public Private Partnerships

Dr Cyril Chern is a Barrister practising at Crown Office Chambers, London. He has practised since 1972 specifically in the areas of engineering and construction disputes in the United Kingdom, the EU and internationally. Not only is he a highly praised and respected Barrister, he is also a Chartered Architect, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and Adjudicator, and has written widely on Mediation, Construction Disputes and Construction Law. He also teaches Dispute Board Course for the World Bank / IFC, FIDIC and the Dispute Board Federation (Geneva) as well as the comprehensive advanced FIDIC contracts course and commercial mediation for the Bar Council Mediation seminar, the World Bank, the IFC, and the DBF.

Chapter 1. The PPP/PFI Concept And History. The Process, The Goals, The Successes And Failures Chapter 2. The Governmental Perspectives Chapter 3. Investor Perspectives Chapter 4. Lender Perspectives Chapter 5. Legal framework for PPPs Chapter 6. Procurement policy in the EU, the UK and Asia Chapter 7. Availability of funding, sources and examples Chapter 8. Emerging markets, renewable energy, oil & gas, water resources Chapter 9. Risk Allocation/ Management Chapter 10.: Developments/initiatives in PPP financing Chapter 11. Form Contracts, Modifying existing prototypes, Contract Drafting Chapter 12. Specific regulations: UK, EU, Middle East, Asia Chapter 13. Taxation issues Chapter 14. Recent projects, review by sector Chapter 15. Sample forms, contracts, and documentation, preparing and processing PPP projects, corruption prevention Chapter 16. Feasibility Analysis Chapter 17 Project Governance and Management Appendix - Forms, regulations and sector rules.