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HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE AND DEFEND CLAIMS 如何成功索赔和应对索赔 John Bishop/庄本信 Partner/合伙人 Pinsent Masons/品诚梅森律师事务所 2010 How to successfully make and defend claims/ 如何成功索赔和应对索赔 • Overview / 概览: – Introduction to claims /索赔介绍 – How to successfully make claims /如何成功索赔 • Claims for more time / 索赔工期 • Claims for more money / 索赔费用 – Compliance with “Barring” Clauses / 符合”前提条件“条款 – Pursuing claims / 主张索赔 – How to defend claims for Liquidated Damages 如何应对损害赔偿金的索赔 Introduction to claims 索赔介绍 • What is a claim? 何为索赔？ – Assertion of a legal entitlement 主张法律权利 • Under the contract 基于合同 • For breach of the contract 因违约而起 – Need not be a contentious process 不一定必须涉及诉讼 • Often depends on how you approach the claim 通常取决于如何处理索赔 Introduction to claims 索赔介绍 • Successfully pursuing entitlements can make the difference between a profitable contract and an unprofitable one 成功地主张权利能够决定合同是一个盈利的合同还是一个亏损的合同 – Most contracts are drafted on the basis that the parties will pursue proper entitlements to maintain the economic balance 绝大多数合同的起草都是基于合同方将获得合适的权利以保持经济上的 平衡 – Most contracts have the effect that if a party does not properly pursue his entitlements then the other party will be entitled to benefit 在绝大多数合同中，如果一方不能适当地主张自己的权利，那么另一方 就会获利 – So pursuing entitlements should be regarded as part of the administration of the contract and not as part of a battle 因此，主张权利应被视为合同管理的一部分，而不是挑起战争 Entitlements to additional time 获得额外工期的权利 • Why do we have EOT clauses? 为什么合同中含有工期延长条款？ – To allocate between the parties the risks of delaying events 合同各方分担