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Newsletter
Information for members
November 2007
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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.
Thursday, 1 November 5.45pm for 6.00pm
“The new CIC conditions and Scopes of Services- what you need to know”
Speaker: Frances Paterson MBE
Chairman: Lindy Patterson
Venue: RICS, Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3
Friday, 2 November 12.00 noon
“SCL/CIArb/RICS Conference”
Speakers: Nerys Jefford, Suzannah Nichol and Keith Pickavance
Chairman: Her Honour Judge Frances Kirkham
Venue: Derby County Football Club, Pride Park Stadium, Pride Park, Derby
Organiser: Jocelyn Taylor
Tuesday, 6 November 6.30pm
“International Arbitration Under English Law - A discussion of the costs framework”
Speaker: John Tackaberry QC
Chairman: Professor Doug Jones
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1
Tuesday, 13 November 6.15pm
“One hundred adjudication appointments later”
Speaker: Tony Bingham
Chairman: Bob Davis
Venue: Lecture Theatre 118, The Northern Terrace, Civic Quarter, Leeds LS1
Organiser: Jonathan Hawkswell
Thursday, 22 November 6.00pm
Junior Society of Construction Law - Christmas Lecture
Speaker: Tony Bingham
Venue:Punch Tavern 99 Fleet Street, London
Organiser: Richard Bailey
There is no charge for attendance but places are limited to 80 and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please note: Although the Christmas Lecture is open to all, preference will be given to Junior SCL members.
Monday, 26 November 6.30pm
Joint SCL/Society of Chartered Surveyors Meeting
“Global Claims”
Speaker: John Lyden
Chairman: Eamonn McCarthy
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Rochestown Road, Douglas, Cork
Organiser:John Lyden
Monday, 3 December6.15pm
Joint TECBAR/SCL meeting
Speaker: The Hon Mr Justice Akenhead
Chairman: Colin Reese QC
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1
Please note: refreshments will be provided after the meeting
2008 Dates for your Diary
(details of the following meetings are those known at present; further details will be announced in due course)
Tuesday, 5 February 6.30pm
“Compound Interest and Financing Claims – the Sempra Metals revolution”
Speaker: His Honour Judge Anthony Thornton QC
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1
Friday, 22 February 12.30pm
The Society's Annual Lunch at the Brewery
(name of speaker and booking details to follow)
Venue: The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London
Tuesday, 4 March 6.15pm
Speaker: Sarah Hannaford
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1
Tuesday, 8 April6.15pm
Speaker: Ben Legg
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1
Tuesday, 6 May 6.15pm
Presentation of the winning 2007 SCL Hudson Prize Paper
Winner to be announced
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1
Wednesday, 14 May 6.30pm
AGM & Annual Dinner (SCL members only)
Venue: Middle Temple Hall, London EC4
Tuesday, 3 June 6.15pm
Venue: National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1
Opportunities for Sponsorship - SCL International Conference 2008
As previously reported, the Society of Construction Law is delighted to be hosting the 2008 International Construction Law Conference in London. The conference will be held between 5th and 7th October 2008 with a welcoming event on the Sunday evening, a gala dinner on the Monday evening and the President’s reception on the Tuesday evening so please make a note in your diaries.
This event will attract many high profile speakers and SCL members and delegates from around the world. In order to ensure its success the SCL will be making available a limited number of elite sponsorship packages. If any of you would be interested in discussing sponsorship packages for this prestigious event please contact Frances Whitehead at franceswhitehead@scl.org.uk
SCL Hudson Prize 2007
Entries are now invited for the 2007 Competition from all entrants with an interest in construction law and an idea which they wish to share. The length of essay is a maximum of 5,000 words and the judging panel places emphasis upon originality of thought and approach.
Eligible subjects can be drawn from any part of construction law widely defined, including (but not restricted to) construction and engineering contracts, contract administration, claims, arbitration and dispute resolution, construction litigation, the law of torts, company law, property law, taxation (although this must be related to construction) and any other aspect of law or procedure relevant to the construction industry. First prize is £1,500, second prize is £750. Entrants can also be highly commended or commended. All who are awarded prizes or commendations receive a year's free membership of the Society.
Past winners have included members of almost all the disciplines relating to construction law including barristers, solicitors (including a trainee) quantity surveyors, engineers, academics, architects, and several hybrids qualified in more than one discipline.
Further details of the competition, the closing date for which is 4th January 2008, can be obtained from the website. Any queries can be referred to me via Jackie Morris in the first instance at admin@scl.org.uk Good luck to all entrants.
Anthony Lavers
Chair of the Judging Panel
Junior SCL
The Society is pleased to announce its inaugural Christmas Lecture to be given by Tony Bingham on 22 November 2007 at the Punch Tavern, 99 Fleet Street. Places are limited so preference will be given to Junior members however all members are welcome. Places are going fast – contact Frances Whitehead franceswhitehead@scl.org.uk
If you are new to the world of construction law, then you can register as a junior member. The junior committee arranges site visits (most recently to the redevelopment of 200 Aldersgate Street – formerly the offices of Clifford Chance), conferences with King's College London and social events such as the annual summer Boat Trip on the Thames.
Booking preference for any of the organised Junior events is always given to those who are registered as Junior Members. To register as a Junior Member is easy. Simply log in to the SCL website (www.scl.org.uk) using your username and password. Click on ‘Members’ 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 – these are already recognised by the website after you log in; you only need to confirm your eligibility by stating that you are junior in your area of expertise. For further details, contact either Nicholas Gould or Richard Bailey.
Advocacy Course 2007
The Society is pleased to announce that it will be holding its Advocacy Training Course again this autumn. It will be run at a location in central London over five evening sessions between 13th November and 13th December. The course is open only to SCL members who are solicitors and will entitle each advocate to claim 12.5 CPD hours. The course is now fully subscribed but will be run again in autumn 2008. For further details, contract vicky.lee@dundas-wilson.com
How to register on the website as a member
In order to get members’ access to the website you must register online as a member. Registration is easy.
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 – and where you can choose to have the newsletter emailed to you instead of (or as well as) receiving it by post. This is where you can also search for information about other SCL members who have agreed for their data to be accessible to other members on the website – the total of those who have given permission is now nearly 1,000 members.
The website is constantly being improved. If you have any questions, problems or suggestions, please contact our webmaster, Edward Peters, at webmaster@scl.org.uk
New Members
Finally, we are pleased to welcome the new members who joined the Society during September:
Al-Suwaidi Atif, Ras Tanoura, Saudi Arabia
Chris Atkinson, Edinburgh
Valmai Barclay, London
William Baron, London
Tutu Bashorun, London
Lisa Brew, London
Jeffrey Brown, Birmingham
Rangan Chatterjee, London
Linda Clink, Dubai, UAE
Colin Cooil, Mold, Flintshire
Anthony J Da Silva, St. Michael, Barbados
Julia Davenport-Cooper, London
Marcus Drewelus, London
Ashvin Krishna Dwarka, Port Louis, Mauritius
Rachel Garnon, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Stephen Gee, Manama, Bahrain
Scott Greer, Houston, United States
Gabriel Hamard, Champs sur Marne, France
Sook Chin Ho, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Hayley Johnson, London
Mark Jones, Leicester
Andrew Keeley, Guildford, Surrey
Martin King, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Gary Kitt, London
Peter Lowe, London
Martin Lucas, London
Mammen Mathew, Abu Dhabi, UAE
John McAlister, Glasgow
Niall McGuinness, Belfast
Harshad Muhammed, Dubai, UAE
Ejikeme Fabian Okoro, Oldbury, West Midlands
Claire Packman, London
Patrizia Palmitessa-Savric, Gaborone, Botswana
Michelle Rice, Bristol
Emma Robbins, London
Kim Rosenberg, London
Gavin Sayers, Cross in Hand, East Sussex
Andrew Schild, Billericay, Essex
Jennifer Scott-Russell, London
Elizabeth Swinton, London
Kok Phan Tan, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Kevin Trash, Seaford, East Sussex
Tom Trevorrow, London
Anthony Ward, West Sussex