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Information for members
October 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 4th October, 6.15pm
“A little about time at large. Calculating a reasonable time to complete in the absence of a completion date”
Speakers: Keith Pickavance & Wendy MacLaughlin
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place , London SW1 6.15pm

Tuesday 4th October, 6.30pm
“Health & Safety in Construction”
Speaker: Steffan Croch
Chairman: Peter Fenn
Venue: Pariser Building , Floor G, University of Manchester 6.30pm
Organiser: peterfenn@scl.org.uk

Friday 7 October, 12pm
Joint SCL /RICS/CIArb “Construction Conference”
Speakers: The Honourable Mr Justice Jackson, John Riches, Nerys Jefford and Sean Brannigan
Chairman: The Honourable Mr Justice Jackson
Venue: Pride Park , Derby . 12.00 noon
Cost: £55 per person (to include lunch and afternoon tea)
Bookings will be organised by RICS – details to follow.

Tuesday 18 October, 6pm
Joint SCL /King’s College meeting
“The Great Delay Analysis Debate”
Protagonists as follows:
Steve Briggs Arguing “As Planned vs As Built” for the contractor
Alistair Farr Arguing “As Planned Impacted” for the employer
John Hammond Arguing “As Planned But For” for the engineer
Keith Pickavance Arguing “Time Impacted” for the adjudicator
Venue: The Great Hall, King’s College, London 6.00pm
Cost: £20 per person (to include drinks reception at 7.40pm )
To book, contact Marie Buckley on 020 7421 1986 or mbuckley@fenwickelliott.co.uk

Thursday 20 October, 6.15pm
“NEC 3”
Speaker: Brian Eggleston
Chairman: Professor Anthony Lavers
Venue: Shakespeares, Somerset House, Temple St, Birmingham B2
Organiser: arulselvaratnam@scl.org.uk

Thursday 20 October, 6.00pm
“Insuring the integrated team”
Speaker: Steve Bamforth
Chairman: tba
The Rose Bowl, Southampton SO30
Organiser: marianharris-deans@scl.org.uk

Tuesday 1 November, 6.15pm
Joint SCL /TECBAR meeting
Speaker and Chairman: tba
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place , London SW1 6.15pm

Tuesday 15 November, 6.15pm
“Novation after Blyth & Blyth”
Speaker: Scott McKinnell
Chairman: tba
Brunswick Lecture Theatre, Leeds Metropolitan Univ.
Organiser: jonathanhawkswell@scl.org.uk

Wednesday 30 November, 6pm
“NEC 3”
Speaker: Brian Eggleston
George Moore Building , Board Room M401, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4
Organiser: lindypatterson@scl.org.uk

Tuesday 6 December, 6.15pm
Joint SCL /TECBAR meeting
“Liability of local authorities”
Speaker: Lord Justice Dyson
Venue and chairman to be announced

SCL Hudson Prize 2005

A reminder that entries are now invited for this year's SCL Hudson Prize and that the closing date for receipt of entries is 31 st  December 2005 . Entries are invited from members and non-members, so if you have any non-member colleagues who you think might be interested, please let them know. The entry details can be downloaded from the website, or request a copy from admin. The winner of the first prize will receive a cheque for £1,500 and a case of champagne, and the winner of the second prize will receive a cheque for £750 and a case of wine!

SCL Junior Members

If you are under 40 or new to the world of construction law, then you can register as a junior member.  The junior committee arranges site visits, conferences with King's College London and social events such as the summer Boat Trip on the Thames .

To register as a Junior Member, log in to the SCL website (www.scl.org.uk) in the usual way, choose the 'Members' link at the top, and then the 'Junior members' link on the left. You will find an explanation of Junior Membership, and a simple form to register. You do not need to enter your name/details, as these are already recognised by the website after you logged in; you only need to confirm your eligibility by giving either your date of birth, or stating that you are junior in your area of expertise.

Nicholas Gould, SCL's Vice chariman, is responsible for the Junior members and he can be emailed on nicholasgould@scl.org.uk

UK businesses and associations unite to tackle corruption

UK businesses and associations with interests in the domestic and international infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors have agreed a comprehensive Anti-Corruption Action Statement as part of a programme to promote industry-led actions which can help eliminate corruption.

The Action Statement has been developed and endorsed by the Anti-Corruption Forum, which comprises the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), British Consultants and Construction Bureau (BCCB), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), Transparency International (UK) (TI(UK)), and representatives of the business community.

The Action Statement calls on all those with interests in the infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors to take effective and co-ordinated action to reduce corruption, on both a domestic and international basis, and on both the supply and demand sides. It identifies the various categories of participant in the sectors, including governments, project owners, banks, export credit agencies, companies providing the equipment and services for a project, business associations and professional institutions. It recommends preventive and enforcement actions which could be taken by those participants.

A copy of the Anti-Corruption Action Statement is available on the Ethics page of SCL's website.

Forensic Engineering Conference, ICE, November 2005

The ICE is organising a Third International Conference on Forensic Engineering in November 2005.  Further information is available at: www.forensicengineering2005.com

Questionnaire for members

SCL is very keen to find out from its membership if they have any comments/suggestions on how the SCL can improve and enhance the service presently provided to SCL members in the constituent regions. A questionnaire has been emailed to all members in UK whose registered region is outside London . This questionnaire can also be completed on the website by logging in and going to http://www.scl.org.uk/members/regional_questionnaire.php . It would be appreciated if members could answer the questionnaire by the deadline of 7th October. 

New Website Search Engine

A useful search facility has been added to the SCL website. In the right column of the homepage you will see 'Quick Search'. Enter your word(s) and choose which of three sections to search - 'About Us', SCL newsletters, and summaries of papers. We hope that this facility will make it easier for members to find what they are looking for on the site.

The website is constantly being improved.  If you have any questions, problems or suggestions, please contact our webmaster, Edward Peters, at Webmaster

How to register on the website as a member

A reminder to those of you who have not yet done so that in order to get members' access to the website you must register online as a member. Registration is easy and you only need to do it once.

Go to the website homepage www.scl.org.uk click Member Registration (listed below the Member Login box on the right hand side of the homepage) and enter your details and a username and password of your own choosing. Your membership number is also asked for (if you don't know it, then admin can tell you).  

Thereafter, you can simply log onto the website using your username and password. When you log in you will see a navigation link to 'Members' which is where you can update your contact details, email subscriptions and data protection information – 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).

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 September:

David Balkwell, Gibraltar
Mark Finn, Dubai
Martin Harper, Dubai
Chris Henshaw, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Christopher Jones, Shanghai, China
Andrew May, London
Shamila Neelakandan, Bristol
Julian Smith, Abu Dhabi

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