Reports and talks

See also our papers page

Construction Act Reforms

A PowerPoint presentation given by Professor Rudi Klein, Chief Executive, Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group, to a meeting of the Oxford region of the Society of Construction Law on 23 April 2009.

Klein_Construction_Act_Reforms.ppt
A designer's duty - a time for review

A PowerPoint presentation given by Alexander Nissen QC at the National Liberal Club on November 4, 2008.

Designers_Duty_to_Review_Design.ppt
Alliance Contracting - Reshaping Australian Infrastructure

A PowerPoint presentation given by John Gallagher and Jim Freehely at the London SCL meeting on 2nd September 2008

Alliance_Contracting.ppt
New Construction Contracts: the Irish Experience

A PowerPoint Presentation by Tim Bouchier-Hayes at an SCL meeting in London, 2 October 2007

TBH_New_Construction_Contracts_2007.ppt
Improving Payment Practices in the Construction Industry

Report of the DTI's post-consultation event held in London on 14th February 2006, by Anna Rabin, March 2006

SCL_Report_Rabin_Mar06.pdf
Does the TCC Court meet the needs of the construction industry?

Note of a panel discussion at a meeting of SCL in London on 1st November 2005 to discuss the TCC Guide, written by Hamish Lal

SCL_TCC_Guide_note_Dec05.pdf
Construction Law update

Text of a presentation by Nerys Jefford at a construction conference, 7 October 2005

Jefford_051007.pdf
Solving Problems Together

Notes from the after lunch talk given by Zara Lamont, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Construction Clients, at the SCL lunch at the Brewery, London, March 1st 2002.

lamont.pdf
After dinner speech given by CIC's Graham Watts

At the 2002 SCL Annual Dinner, including an insight into the present position on amendments to the Scheme and details of Design Quality Indicators.

watts.pdf
Contracted Mediation - Dispute Resolution for Project-based Industries

Notes on a talk given by Patrick Green and Stephen Woodward at the National Liberal Club on 5th June 2001.

green-woodward-rep.pdf
Millennium Hudson Prize

Report on the Prize Giving Evening, 1 May 2001.

millennium_hudson_prize.pdf
Australian registration insurance and liability reforms in the building industry

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 21st June 2000.

croxford.pdf
Resolving complex delay claims

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 6th June 2000.

winter.pdf
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 25th May 2000.

burrows.pdf
Hudson prizewinners 1999

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 4th April 2000.

hudson1999.pdf
Security in Construction contracts

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 7th March 2000.

davis.pdf
The Human Factor in Construction Law

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 9th February 2000.

burgess.pdf
The Millennium Dome

Lord Falconer's address to the SCL Annual Lunch, 28 January 2000.

falconer.pdf
Construction Adjudication - some unresolved issues

Report on a meeting of TECBAR and SCL on 18 January 2000

bartlett.pdf
The Impact of Construction Insurance on Risk Allocation

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 2nd November 1999.

furmston.pdf
Does the Human Rights Act Affect Construction Disputes?

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 5th October 1999.

thornton.pdf
Adjudication in the construction industry

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 7th September 1999.

adjudication.pdf
Claims for losses suffered by third parties in construction disputes

Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 6th July 1999.

claims.pdf
The Vulpine TCC
Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 8th June 1999.
vulpinetcc.pdf