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Information for members
February 2005

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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 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
“How much do we really need in writing?”
Speaker: Her Honour Judge Frances Kirkham
Venue: Nottingham Gateway Hotel, Cinderhill, Notts NG8
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

Friday 25th February, 12.30pm for 1pm
The Society’s Annual Lunch at the Brewery, Chiswell Street, London
This year’s speaker will be Professor Phillip Capper
Tickets for this event cost £50 per person and are selling fast.
A copy of the booking form is attached to this newsletter.

Tuesday 1 March, 6.15pm
“Novation”
Speaker: Christopher Cullen
Chairman: Frances Paterson
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1

Monday 14 March, 6pm
"Unethical behaviour and criminal acts" (see separate item below)
Speaker: Neill Stansbury
Chairman: Professor John Uff QC CBE
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1

Monday 14 March, 6.30pm
"Acceleration claims on construction projects"
Speaker: John Lyden
Chairman: Eamonn McCarthy
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Rochestown Road, Douglas, Cork

Tuesday 15 March, 6pm
"Putting the Protocol into practice"
Speaker: Keith Pickavance
Chairman: Richard Wade
Venue: Said Business School, Park End Street, Oxford

Thursday 17 March, 6pm
"Insurance matters in construction"
Speaker: Bill Gloyn
Chairman: tbc
Venue: Bristol University , The Hawthorns, Bristol BS8
Organiser: simongoss@scl.org.uk

Monday 21 March, 6pm
"Natural justice in Adjudication"
Speaker: Sean Brannigan
Chairman: tbc
Venue: Hambledon Suite 1, The Rose Bowl, Southampton SO30
Organiser: marianharris-deans@scl.org.uk

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

Wednesday 20 April, 6.15pm
Joint SCL/Scottish Building Contract Committee
“Bringing Arbitration out of the cold”
Speakers: Professor John Uff QC and Lord Dervaird
Joint Chair: Mike Towers & Lindy Patterson
Venue: The Signet Library, Edinburgh
This meeting is organised by lindypatterson@scl.org.ukbut bookings must be made by sending name and address tot he SBCCL Secretary, Jasmine Sneddon MCIArb, Email: jsneddon@rics.org telephone: 0131 240 0832

Tuesday 3 May, 6.15pm
SCL Hudson Prize: Presentation of the 2004 prize winning paper (see announcement of the winners below)
Chairman: Anthony Lavers
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: Jocelyn Taylor
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

Tuesday 5 July, 6.15.pm
Joint SCA/ SCL meeting (speaker & chairman tba)
National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1

Sets of bound volumes of The Law Reports for disposal by the Society

The SCL has long supported the Library at the Centre of Construction Law & Management at King's College London via subscriptions to reports and periodicals - in return, SCL members can use the library free of charge. With the SCL's agreement, the Centre now wishes to dispose of about 300 bound volumes of the following official Law Report series (all complete series, unless otherwise noted):

LR Adm & Eccl
LR CCR
Ch (to 2000)
LR CP
LR Exch
LR Exch Div
LR PC App
Fam (to 2000)
P
LR P & D

All are in first-class condition and have been bound in the official style by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting.

Contact Linda Jones at the Centre on 020-7848 2685 or via e-mail to linda.jones@kcl.ac.uk for further details or to inspect.

Bids for all or part to be with Linda Jones by 28 February. Bids for parts are welcome, but the absolute right is reserved to dispose of them as a whole or in larger lots if this appears to be more advantageous. All reasonable offers will be seriously considered. Buyers collect.

SCL Hudson Prize

Following their meeting on 31 January, the SCL Hudson Prize judges have announced the following:

2nd Prize has been awarded to Adrian Baron for his paper entitled “The battle between logical purity and commercial expedience: Heralding limits to the ‘Twin Agreement’ fiction”

Commendations were awarded to Matthew Molloy for his paper entitled “Special relationships, home made wine, consenting adults and gap filling” and to Hamish Lal for his paper entitled “Commercial exploitation in construction contracts: The role of economic duress and unjust enrichment”

The judges decided that no first prize would be awarded this year.

Lunch at the Brewery

The Society’s annual lunch at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London will take place at 12.30 for 1pm on Friday, 25th February. The speaker this year will be Professor Phillip Capper.

If you have not already done so, you are advised to make your booking as soon as possible. Tickets cost ¨50 per person. A copy of the booking form is attached to this newsletter, or you can make your booking on the website. Corporate bookings for tables of 10 – maximum 2 tables per company – must be arranged directly with admin.

SCL Junior: Cardinal Place

The next Junior Committee site visit will take place on 3rd 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.

There are still some places available. 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.

Ethics Group - meeting in London Monday 14th March

An open meeting will be held on Monday 14th March at the National Liberal Club in London, at 6.15pm, when Neill Stansbury will talk on 'Unethical behaviour and criminal acts'. He will explain how unethical behaviour on construction contracts may well constitute criminal behaviour, and present the Transparency International's Anti-Corruption Code for individuals in the construction and engineering industry. The Anti-Corruption Code is being published by the Society as a discussion paper, and will be made available at the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Professor John Uff QC CBE. All members and their guests are very welcome.

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 15th 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.

Membership and SCL logo clarification following recent queries

All members are reminded that:

1 Membership of the Society does not carry a qualification as such, however SCL Membership may be mentioned on a CV.
2 Members who have a web site can create a link to the SCL web site but the Society will only link to non-commercial organisations from its own web site (www.scl.org.uk).
3 Membership of the Society does not allow members to use the SCL logo as part of their individual or corporate promotional material.
4 The SCL logo can be used for promotional material involving events (such as conferences) in which SCL is a key partner. However permission to use the logo must always be requested first.

Renewal of Membership 2005

Many of you have already renewed your subscriptions for 2005. Thank you for your prompt payment!

For those of you who have not yet paid, a reminder to do so as soon as possible please. Prompt payment means we do not have to issue reminders, an additional expense which the Society is keen to avoid. If you did not receive your invoice, or have mislaid it, please ask admin to email a copy to you.

If you do not intend to renew your membership this year, please let Admin know so that your name can be taken off the membership list.

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

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 January:

Rauf Al Mannai, Bahrain
Sulaiman Al-Shuraim, Saudi Arabia
Louise Allam, London
Amanda Archibald, Manchester
Philip Atkinson, Stoke on Trent
Amanda Baker, London
Paul Battrick, Northampton
Stuart Bradley, Cheshire
Tim Challis, Bristol
Jacob Chittilappilly, United Arab Emirates
Chris Doran, London
Steven Edwards, London,
Glenn Godfrey, Bedfordshire
Shan Greer, St Lucia, West Indies
Rachel Joyce, London
Sunita Kaushal, London
Rosemary Lass, Cambridge
Chris Lenz, Australia
Gareth Morgan, Exeter
Daniel Lopez de Arroyabe, London
David Parratt, Edinburgh
Michael Riches, London
Jacqueline Rowlands, Switzerland
David Slocombe, London
Corinne Tay, London
John Bruce Thompson, Belgium
Peter Webster, North Lincolnshire
Michael Winstanley, South Africa

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