🎧 HSF Podcast: Investing in the UK for Chinese Speakers: EP9 Disputes arising out of construction & infrastructure joint-venture projects

This podcast explores the rising complexity of disputes in infrastructure joint ventures and the key issues that drive them. With large-scale, long-term projects bringing together multiple parties, the potential for disagreement is inherent. In this episode, we discuss: 1) why infrastructure joint ventures are particularly prone to complex disputes, given their scale, duration, capital intensity and the interdependence of responsibilities 1; 2) the most common areas of contention, including funding and capital calls, governance and deadlock, exit and valuation, as well as downstream construction disputes involving scope changes, cost overruns and the relationship between JV entities and their participants 2; and 3) key takeaways for C-suite executives and lawyers,.

本期我们专注基础设施合资企业中日益复杂的争议问题及其主要成因。大型、长期的基础设施项目汇集了多方参与者，分歧的产生在所难免。在本期节目中，我们将围绕以下三个方面展开讨论：1）首先，我们将分析为何基础设施合资企业特别容易引发复杂争议，包括项目规模大、周期长、资本密集以及各方责任高度交织等因素 ；2）其次，我们将探讨最常见的争议领域，涵盖出资与增资催缴、治理与僵局、退出与估值，以及涉及范围变更、成本超支和合资实体与参与方之间关系的下游施工争议…