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Information for members
December 2004

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Programme

Unless marked otherwise, the following meetings are free to members and guests. Location maps are now always available on the website.

All are welcome but for those meetings where the organiser’s telephone or email is given, it would be helpful if you could please let them know of your intention to attend .

Tuesday, 7th December, 6.30pm
“Performance management and the Proceeds of Crime Act”
Speaker: Inspector John Buttress
Chairman: Peter Fenn
Venue: Room G/1, Pariser Building, UMIST Campus, Manchester
Organiser: peterfenn@scl.org.uk

Tuesday, 7th December, 6.15pm
Joint SCL /TECBAR meeting
“Construction law – the outer limits”
Speaker: Paul Darling QC – Chairman of TECBAR
Chairman: Lord Justice May
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place , London SW1

Tuesday 25 January, 6.15pm
“Evidence in Adjudication”
Speaker: Guy Cottam
Chairman: tba
Venue: Brunswick Lecture Theatre, Leeds Metropolitan University
Organiser: jonathanhawkswell@scl.org.uk

Tuesday 1 February, 6.15pm
“Public duties and private remedies”
Speakers: Kim Franklin and Simon Brown QC
Chairman: Paul Darling QC
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1

Tuesday 8 February, 6pm
Topic to be announced
Speaker: Her Honour Judge Frances Kirkham
Venue: Renaissance Hotel, South Normanton, Derbyshire
Organiser: jocelyntaylor@scl.org.uk

Thursday 17 February, 8.45am–12.30pm
In partnership with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Leeds Metropolitan University
Society of Construction Law Annual Conference
Speakers: His Honour Judge Humphrey Lloyd QC, David Streatfeild-James QC, Brian Eggleston, Professor Anthony Lavers
Venue: The Royal Armouries, Leeds
Cost: £82.25 per person
This event is co-ordinated by Jonathan Hawkswell but must be booked using the booking form

Thursday 17 February, 2.30pm
Joint SCL/RICS Event
Tour of the Scottish Parliament, followed by drinks at the Tun Bar/Restaurant and a short talk
Speaker: John Campbell QC on the Fraser Enquiry
Venue: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
This event is co-ordinated Lindy Patterson but must be booked using the booking form

Tuesday 1 March, 6.15pm
“Novation”
Speaker: Rachel Barnes or Christopher Cullen (tbc)
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1

Tuesday 5 April, 6.15pm
“Temporary Disconformity”
Speakers: Anthony Lavers and Ellis Baker
Chairman: tba
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1

Monday 25 April, 6pm
Joint SCL/Scottish Building Contract Committee
“Bringing Arbitration out of the cold”
Speakers: Professor John Uff QC and Lord Dervaird
Chairman: tba
Venue: The Signet Library, Edinburgh
Organiser: lindypatterson@scl.org.uk

Tuesday 3 May, 6.15pm
SCL Hudson Prize: Presentation of the 2004 prize winning paper
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1

Tuesday 10 May, 6.15pm
“How to succeed in Adjudication: An Adjudicator’s View”
Speaker: Eric Mouzer
Chairman: tba
Venue: Brunswick Lecture Theatre, Leeds Metropolitan University
Organiser: jonathanhawkswell@scl.org.uk

Tuesday 17 May, 6pm
“Construction Insurances”
Speaker: Bill Gloyn
Chairman: tba
Venue: Nottingham Trent University (tbc)
Organiser: jocelyntaylor@scl.org.uk

Tuesday 7 June 6.15pm
Topic TBA
Speaker: Michael Blacker
Chairman: tba
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1

SCL Hudson Prize 2004

A reminder to those of you who are planning to enter this year’s competition that entries must be received at the Administration office no later than Friday, 31 st December 2004 . A cheque for £1,500, a case of fine wine, plus free membership for a year will be awarded to the author of the prize winning essay!

National Representatives

The UK Society of Construction Law is looking to expand its membership and broaden its base with like-minded people throughout the world. During January and February 2005, we are seeking volunteers to take on the role of National Representative representing the UKSCL overseas.

The National Representatives will be the contact points for information for visiting SCL members and for those interested in the Society in their countries and will be encouraged to provide short articles for our newsletter and website addressing construction law issues and opportunities within the country which they represent.

The National Representative must be a member of the UKSCL and be resident within the country which they represent. Virtual Membership of UKSCL costs £25 joining fee plus £15.00 per annum, which entitles the member to download papers from the UKSCL website and receive the regular newsletter. The term of the National Representative will be one year, although this may be renewed by agreement.

Anyone interested in volunteering to be a National Representative is asked to put forward their CV with a brief synopsis of how they see the role developing within their country. This should be forwarded to Jackie Morris at the address below or emailed to her at admin@scl.org.uk by 1st March 2005 .

There will be only one National Representative per country. If more than one member applies, a decision will be made by Council as to whom should be appointed to the post for the first year. Successful appointments will be notified on 15 th March 2005 .

The UKSCL directory and website will contain the National Representatives contact details and a new section of the website will be developed on a country basis which will include articles as submitted by the National Representative or any other UKSCL member.

SCL Junior: Cardinal Place

The next Junior Committee site visit will take place on 3 rd February 2005 at Cardinal Place , Victoria  Street, London . Full details of this spectacular Land Securities project can be found on the the website: www.cardinalplace.co.uk

The site visit will take place in the afternoon (time to be confirmed) and will include a health and safety induction, overview of the project and a walk round the site. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 24 SCL members, so please apply as soon as possible. Places are offered on a first come first served basis, with preference being given to Junior members.

To book your place, please email Emma Bloomfield emma.bloomfield@fabermaunsell.com Full details will be issued to those with places.

If you wish to know more about SCL Junior, contact Nicholas Gould by email SCL  Secretary and Junior Committee chairman.

Former Chairman in Sierra Leone

I felt that Richard Bayfield's recent trip would be likely to be of interest to many members, so I asked him to provide a note on it for this issue of the Newsletter. Anthony Lavers, Chairman.

Richard Bayfield writes: My visit, in November, was to Koidu, the diamond town close to the border with Liberia , which was at the heart of the civil war in Sierra Leone between 1992 and 2001. Although this war was not well-chronicled by the Western media, it was a brutal conflict between factions, with numerous atrocities, which left many victims missing limbs.

Since the end of the war, there have been encouraging signs of reconciliation, including the emergence of a democratic council. I witnessed an open-air council meeting at which representatives of all local tribes/interest groups were present, which was of great interest to someone from a professional dispute resolution background.

The reason for the visit was that my local church has been supporting the construction of a new church and school, the project being in Maima village, just outside Koidu. The new school has recently opened with just over 100 pupils in attendance.

Despite the hardships of the journey, the visit was an immensely fulfilling experience. If anyone would like to learn more about this project, please visit the website www.c3m.info or give me a call on 01865 311800.

SCL Website

If you have not yet done so, take a look at the new website which has been completely redesigned to make it easier to use. Members can now log in from the homepage, and stay logged in throughout the site until they log out. When you log in you will see a new navigation link to 'Members' which is where you can update your contact details, email subscriptions and data protection info - as well as search for information about other SCL members who have agreed for their data to be accessible to other members on the website (currently over 500 members). In due course, some new facilities will be added for members.

If you have any questions, problems or suggestions, please contact our webmaster, Edward Peters, at Webmaster

SCL Papers

Those members who receive the newsletter by post will find enclosed with it a bound copy of Professor Peter Hibberd’s paper “The Place of Standard Forms of Building Contract in the 21 st Century”.

This is the latest title to be added to the long list of papers now available on the website. It can be downloaded free by e-members, full members and academics.

Contributions invited from Members

What construction law related topic would you like to see presented as a talk? Please email your suggestions to Jackie Morris on admin@scl.org.uk and we will do our best to organise a talk in your area.

You are also invited to contribute to the newsletter. If you have an item related to construction law that you feel would be of interest to others, then please email text to Jackie Morris at admin@scl.org.uk. A member of Council will thereafter decide whether to include the item in the next newsletter. Please note that we do not accept advertisements or items of a commercial nature.

New Members

Finally, we are pleased to welcome the following new members who joined the Society in November:

Mark Wearen, Dublin
Paul Leivers, Cambridge
Brian Hession, London
David Stewart, London
Keith Ward, Norwich
Ian Adams, Narthumberland
Paul Starkey, London
Rachael Grove, London
Kamal Aggarwal, Kent
Louise Shiels, Edinburgh
Andrew Davis, London
Rebecca Taylor, London
Robert Palles-Clark, Surrey
Una O’Connor, Dublin
Paul Thwaite, London
Alan Price, West Sussex
Simon Hunter, London
Per Runeland, London
Neel Mehta, Bristol
Sean Campbell, Bristol
Paul Ellis, Kent
John Murphy, Milton Keynes
Jamie Sparkes, London

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