CLAC Programme

CLAC Programme

Contract and Legal Aspects in the Construction Industry

This highly regarded programme is tailored for professionals in the construction industry, including engineers and lawyers, providing them with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate the legal and contractual challenges inherent in construction projects. The curriculum consists of five meticulously designed courses, covering the principles of obligations, contractual law, FIDIC contracts, claims and disputes, and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

The CLAC programme equips its participants with the expertise needed to handle complex legal and contractual issues in the construction sector, fostering a deep understanding of obligations, liabilities, dispute resolution, and arbitration practices. It is an indispensable pathway for professionals seeking to excel in construction law and dispute resolution.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Construction Leaders

• Lawyers

• Contract Administrators

• Empolyers

• Engineers

• Contractors

• Project Managers

• Procurement Managers

Courses Outlines

  • Theory of obligations
  • Theory of contract
  • Sources of obligations
  • Consequences and rules of obligations
  • Transmission of obligations
  • Extinction of obligations
  • Proof of obligations
  • Tort
 
 
 
 
  • Contract for works v Contract for employment
  • Sub-Contracts
  • Consultancy contracts
  • Administration law (Law no. 89/1998)
  • Contract for labor
  • Law of Evidence
  • Liabilities of the Engineer and the Contractor (Criminal, Civil, Professional)
 
 
 
  • Risks in the construction industry
  • Balanced Contracts / Sharing of risks
  • Types of contracts
  • FIDIC Red Book: Interpretative Case Oriented Approach
  • Claims provisions / Resolution of disputes
 
 
 
  • Introduction and definition
  • Claims arising from documentation (letter of intent / specification…)
  • Claims concerning execution of works (soil conditions / methods of construction / nominated subcontractors…)
  • Claims concerning payment provisions (valuation of variations…)
  • Claims concerning delays (types of delays / construction programme / disruption due to variation orders…)
 
 
 
  • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
  • Dispute Boards
  • Time-barring provisions
  • Arbitration agreement and its legal effects
  • Constitution of the arbitration tribunal
  • Arbitration procedures
  • Law of procedures
  • UNCITRAL rules of arbitration
  • The arbitral award
  • Annulment of the arbitration award
 
 
 

All Courses

About Dr. Sherif El- Haggan

Dr. Sherif EL-Haggan has over 40 years experience in the fields of claims consultancy, arbitration and dispute resolution. He is the founder and director of Contract Administration & Arbitration Bureau.

Dr. EL-Haggan designed the construction law programme; CLAC (Contractual & Legal Aspects in the Construction Industry) conducted in the Arab Academy for Science & Technology since 2018 and previously in the American University in Cairo (AUC) since 1997. CLAC is a
comprehensive 5-course construction law programme that achieved great success in the Arab world with participants including engineers & lawyers.

Dr. EL-Haggan obtained the FCIArb of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London in 1995 and became a CEDR/IFC Accredited Mediator in May 2010 and completed CEDR/IFC Train-the-Trainer Programme in 2011 and was DRBF Country Representative for Egypt (2012 – 2016).

Dr. EL-Haggan participated in ICC/FIDIC conferences where he achieved the highest grades and conducted FIDIC Modules in India and Nigeria. He taught undergraduate and post-graduate courses in the AUC Universities, Cairo Universities & Ain Shams University.

Dr. EL-Haggan obtained the Ph.D. from Sheffield University, England in 1978 then worked for Ove Arup & Partners, London. In 1982 he was appointed project manager of the Kuwait Waterfront Project and in 1992 joined Dar Al Handasah and performed geotechnical engineering tasks in Turkey, UK, Saudi Arabia, England, Algeria and Qatar then worked with the Greater Cairo Metro Consultants.

In 2012, Dr. EL-Haggan obtained de Bono Thinking CoRT Accredited Certified Trainer, Oxford, England and since 2001 made nationwide efforts via EL-Haggan Teaching Thinking Foundation, officially declared in February 2012, to establish CoRT thinking tools into the educational curriculum in the Egyptian education system.

Testimonials from CLAC students

Ashraf M. Mahgoub

مقارنة الـ CLAC بأي برنامج آخو هي مقارنة غير موضوعية بسبب أن قيمة برنامج CLAC ليست فقط في المحتوى العلمي أو جهة التنظيم. العنصر الأساسي في قيمة البرنامج هو الخبرة المتراكمة لدى د. شريف وباقي المحاضرين، فالمادة العلمية متاح الوصول إليها من العدد الهائل للدارسين السابقين. يتبقى الخبرة في توصيل وترسيخ هذه المادة في عقل المتلقي.

Muhammad Sami

Dr. Sherif taught us that we must keep developing. I want to thank him for his support and effort which was intellectually very stimulating. He actually builds the future leaders of the industry of contract administration. He builds a generation of legal professionals.

Maged Abdelmawgoud

The only programme that teaches you how to think!
As people in UK didn’t know what is CLAC, I didn’t usually include it in my title. However, I have now proved myself to be superior to them, so I added it to my title.

Lama Ashraf

Dr. Sherif, I want to thank you for the extremely informative lectures that you’ve taught in this diploma and for always managing to keep an open dialogue through-out the courses! This diploma has been very helpful to me in the construction field and in improving my logical thinking and critical analysis of all sorts of situations. Thank you again for taking the time to carry out this excellent diploma and for not giving up.

Haism Ezz Elarab

دكتور شريف بدون مبالغة حضرتك أثرت في جيل كامل من مديرين المشاريع

Passant Ibrahim

It was an honor to attend such an amazing program like CLAC, which has totally changed my career. Thanks to Dr. Sherif El Haggan who is making unbelievable effort to develop construction industry.

Mahmoud Gaber

ربنا يحفظك يادكتور ويطول في عمرك، بصراحة حضرتك وسعت مدارك الواحد في العقود وكانت حاجات كتير مفهومة غلط حضرتك بعلمك وتوصيل المعلومة المناسبة صححت تفكير الواحد

Hazem Khaled

حقيقي لينا الشرف يادكتور، اتعلمنا أنا ووالدي من حضرتك كتير في مجال العقود وفي حياتنا الشخصية عشان حضرتك قدوة مش بس في التدريس والعقود. ربنا يجعلوا في ميزان حسناتك يارب

Mohamed Khamis

You can’t be a manager or business developer or a board member without getting this diploma, it’s about contracts, legal, claims. It is the soul of the international business today

Ahmed Ghanem

If you are willing to persue a career in construction contracts administration, this is a prerequisite programme that contains a must have area of knowledge, not only for contracts engineers but for all professionals in the construction industry.

Ashraf M. Mahgoub

CLAC is Arab construction industry changer

Eman Kamal Elmasry

FIDIC, claims, Low of evidence, the civil law, Arbitration, the whole program is excellent for any one working in the filed of contracts

Omar Abd Elkader

I advise all my colleagues, and others who are interested in the contract administration field in Egypt and the Arab countries, don’t miss the opportunity to learn from a legendary professor such as Dr. Sherif El Haggan.

Nabil Yehia

The strongest program for contracts in construction industry, highly recommended.

Ibrahim Haddad

I believe it the most comprehensive programme in Contracts Management, I highly recommend for all engineers not only those are involved in construction industry and lawyers as well. It is really all of all.
Many thanks Dr. Sherif and all the best

Ahmed Fouad

Mandatory for all engineers. Not only Contract Engineers.

Mohamed Ibrahim Abo Hadid

بالتأكيد أفضل البرامج لدراسة مجال عقود التشييد في مصر، في انتظار برنامج أونلاين للمهتمين الموجودين خارج مصر.

Mohamed Mokhtar Aladly

أول وصف سمعته عن حضرتك من صديق درس CLAC ”دكتور شريف الهجان دا عملاق…“ بس بعد مادرست وتعلمت حاجات كتير من حضرتك اكتشفت ان كلمة عملاق أقل بكثير من انها توصفك. بارك الله فيك أستاذي العزيز وجزاك عنا خير الجزاء

Crystalclear Y Abdullah

دي حقيقة، حضرتك من ابتكر وصمم واستخدم جميع أدواته العلمية وخبراته في تطوير هذا البرنامج، فهو يحمل اسم حضرتك ولم يشهد العالم العربي برامج مماثلة ولن يحدث. ربنا يبارك في علم وإخلاص حضرتك.

Safwan Khedr

من دواعي فخري أن يكون لي زميل مثلك، مثاليتك تجر عليك الكثير من المتاعب وتخلق خلفك بعضاً من سوء الفهم. كنت أرجو أن يفهم كل المجتمع من هو أ.د. شريف الهجان حتى تعم الفائدة. جزاك الله خيراً وجعل عملك في ميزان حسناتك.

Ahmed Turk

هوا فعلاً أفضل وأعمق كورس، أنا أخدت في أماكن تانية للأسف الموضوع مش بالتفاصيل والعمق ده، جزاك الله عنا كل خير يادكتور شريف.

Eman Mostafa Badr

والله يادكتور من أكتر الدراسات المفيدة المتميزة المتخصصة في مجال العقود بالتأكيد الاستفادة اللي بتستفدها من البرنامج بتخلي الواحد فعلاً متميز ومختلف.

Sherif Hassan

حضرتك من الناس اللي فهمتني يعني إيه عقود والحمد لله بفضل الله ثم بفضل الكلاك أنا الحمد لله اتغير وضعي في شغلي وأتمنى لحضرتك وافر الصحة ودوام العطاء وأشكر حضرتك أيضاً إن خلتنا نسمع قانون من الدكتور شكري سرور لأن غير فكرنا كمهندسين من المواد الأدبية وعرفنا يعني إيه قانون مدني. كل تحياتي لكم أساتذتي وسبب استمتاعي بمجال العقود.

Essam Khalil

حقاً لاتوجد كلمات تفي هذا الرجل كل حقه علينا، بل وعلى كل من تتلمذ له وعرفه وإغترف من علمه وأخلاقه وإستمتع بما حباه الله من مواهب. د، شريف الهجان سيظل ”علامة على الطريق“ لهذا البلد وفي هذا الزمن.

Sherif Saied

Dr. Sherif El Haggan is a great icon in the field of construction contracts, I wish you all success in the following period.

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