Jarl-Hendrik Kues has been working in private construction law and procurement law for more than 20 years. He has advised on numerous lighthouse projects in Germany and abroad, including and predominantly for infrastructure measures, energy transition projects (offshore/onshore and track construction), structural engineering projects and civil and hydraulic engineering measures. Jarl-Hendrik Kues also advises on large IPD projects and supports clients on the preparation, enforcement of and defence against service supplementary claims and claims related to building management. In procurement law, Jarl-Hendrik Kues advises public contracting authorities on the preparation and implementation of tenders for construction, supply and performance services. He supports tenderers in preparing tenders and in enforcing their rights during contract award review procedures.
Jarl-Hendrik Kues is the publisher of a commentary on construction contract law within the German Civil Code (BGB) and of the manual “AGB-Klauseln in Bauverträgen” (GT&C Clauses in Construction Contracts) and has contributed to three different commentaries on the German Construction Tendering and Contract Regulations, Part B (VOB/B) and two commentaries on procurement law. He regularly speaks at seminars and conferences on construction and procurement law.
Jarl-Hendrik Kues is an arbitrator in accordance with the German Institution for Arbitration (DIS).
+ Studied law at the University of Hamburg; post-graduate studies in commercial law at the University of Hamburg; legal traineeship at the Higher Regional Court of Celle
+ Studied commercial law at the University of Glasgow, degree LL.M.
+ 2003–2005 Lawyer at a nationwide law firm for construction and procurement law in Bonn
+ 2005–2024 Lawyer and senior partner at one of Germany’s leading law firms for construction and procurement law in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main
+ Since 2024: Founding partner of c.r.p. law.
+ Advising on the award procedure and on the construction of Wilhelmshaven and Stade LNG terminals
+ Advising on the award procedure and on the construction in the context of IPD/multi-party agreements, e.g. New ICE works in Cottbus, Pfaffensteig tunnel, hinterland connection “Fehmarnbeltquerung (FBQ)”
+ Advising on infrastructure construction, particularly various railway, tunnel construction and large bridge projects, e.g. Wendlingen-Ulm new railway line, underground line U5 to the district Europaviertel Frankfurt am Main, etc.
+ Advising on construction and contract negotiations for the construction of data centres
+ Advising on the award procedure and construction for various projects related to the energy transition, offshore and onshore, track construction (overground and underground), substations, data centres, etc.
+ Advising contractors on large-scale infrastructure construction projects and representing them in court
