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The winning paper in the SCL Ireland Young Practitioners Essay Competition 2025
The paper awarded second place in the SCL Ireland Young Practitioners Essay Competition 2025
A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Reading on 11 February 2026
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Have you ever considered standing for election to join Council? The 2026 election provides a fantastic opportunity to join a diverse, inclusive, and progressive Team. It is also an exceptionally valuable time to stand for election because we have 5 vacancies for Ordinary Members of Council.
If you did not manage to renew your SCL membership for 2026 before the deadline of March 31, you can easily rejoin via a link in the right sidebar of your dashboard.
The Judging Panel of the SCL Hudson Prize has announced the following results for the 2025 competition.
A gallery of photos from the SCL Annual London Lunch on February 6th 2026 is available for viewing and downloading.
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