Past events
The SCL Lunch in Leeds
Leeds
Speakers: Brendan Hall, Leader of the winning team in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
Venue: The Queens Hotel, City Square, Leeds LS1 1PJ
The JCT24 and NEC4 Target Cost Contracts
Manchester
Chair: Bill Bordill
Speakers: Patrick Waterhouse (Bowdon Consulting Limited) and John Littler (Q Consult)
Venue: Addleshaw Goddard LLP, 1 St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 3DE
How does increased market volatility affect project delivery and disputes
Surrey/Sussex
Chair: Jonathan Waters
Speakers: Tim Tapper and Jon Newman - Turner & Townsend
Venue: Hosiden Besson Lounge, AMEX Community Stadium, Village Way, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 9BL
Dealing with defects and retentions in construction contracts
Leeds
Chair: Neil Boothroyd
Speakers: James Davison, Head of Construction, 3PB & Frankie Bell, Pinsent Masons
Venue: Pinsent Masons LLP, 1 Park Row, Leeds LS1 5AB
SCL Astra Summer Boat Trip
London
Venue: Festival Pier, London SE1 8XZ
Summer Drinks & Networking Event
Ireland
Venue: Philip Lee LLP, Connaught House One Burlington Road Dublin 4, D04 C5Y6
The Crown, Construction and Statutory Immunity: When Does the King 'Do Wrong' in Building Safety Law?
London
Chair: Professor Alison Young
Speakers: Sam Fowles (39 Essex Chambers) & Ben Smith (Fenwick Elliott)
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Advocacy Training Day
London
Venue: International Arbitration Centre, 190 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AG
Lessons from Recent Adjudications: What Actually Moved the Needle?
Reading
Chair: Ruth Wilkinson
Speakers: Martin Hicks and Anthony Buirski of Delta Consulting Group
Venue: Blake Morgan, Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 1AX
Common NEC pitfalls and issues
Ireland
Moderator: Catherine Needhan BL
Speakers: Peter Conradie, Mark Pountney, T&T, Jamie McGee, McCann Fitzgerald
Venue: McCann FitzGerald LLP, 2 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin D02 A021
Building Safety in Wales: preparing for 1 July
Wales
Chair: Kate Howell
Speakers: Gavin Hoccom, Partner, Browne Jacobson and Bernadette Kinsella, Director, Powell Dobson Architects
Venue: Browne Jacobson LLP, 4th floor, One Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FS
Can the Conflict Avoidance Coalition Pledge prevent conflict in construction, or just delay it? Real life experience of pledge signatories from the project lifecycle
London
Speakers: Anthony Armitage, General Counsel Thirdway; Richard Bayfield FICE, FCIArb, Vice President ICE; Sue Barrett, Contracts & Commercial Director at the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
“Lifting the Wig “- A fire-side chat with Mr Justice Constable - Judge in charge of the TCC
Sheff-Derby-Notts
Speakers: Mr Justice Constable
Venue: La Bottega – Italian Café Bistro, 1-3 Leopold St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2GY
Practical Approaches to Delay Claims
London
Speakers: Seb Oram, Hannah McCarthy (39 Essex Chambers) & Angel Dominguez (Tudor Rose Consultancy)
Venue: 39 Essex Chambers, 81 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1DD
4 Unanswered Questions in Construction Law (And Some Possible Answers)
Manchester
Speakers: Olivia Anderson and William Haslam, Atkin Chambers
Venue: CMS, 1 The Avenue, Manchester M3 3AP
Construction Law Developments in 2025/26 – Payment Disputes, Contractual Interpretation and Building Safety Issues
Birmingham
Chair: Mike Bennett
Speakers: Mathias Cheung
Venue: 3PB Barristers, The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham B4 6AT
The SCL Lunch in Manchester
Manchester
Speakers: Nigel Taberner – hostage negotiator
Venue: Radisson Blu Edwardian Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester M2 5GP
The Society's Annual Dinner & President's Reception
London
Venue: The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn London, WC2A 3TL
The Society's AGM
London
Venue: The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, Old Court Room, London WC2A 3TL
AI & Litigation in the TCC - Transparency & Privilege
London
Speakers: Mrs Justice Joanna Smith, Tamara Oppenheimer KC, Minesh Tanna, Tom Whittaker & Olivia Dhein
Venue: The Rolls Building, Second Floor, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL
The SCL Lunch in Scotland
Scotland
Venue: City Halls & Old Fruitmarket, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ
It’s Always the First Place You Look: Finding Harm and Completing the Cause of Action in Negligence for a Defective Building
London
Chair: Michael Levenstein, Barrister, Gatehouse Chambers and Chair of the Hudson Prize Competition
Speakers: Kevin Touhey, Associate, White & Case LLP
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
The SCL Lunch in Birmingham
Birmingham
Speakers: Joff Sharpe, Founder and CEO of The Ulin Group and former member of the SAS
Venue: ICC, Hall 4, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA
A BSA Update
Online, Eastern
Speakers: Jennie Wild and James Frampton, Keating Chambers
Venue: Mills & Reeve Solicitors, Botanic House, 100 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PH
Where does 'Everyone else was doing it" get you nowadays? A consideration of the Bolam test and the burden of proof for construction professionals in the current climate
London
Chair: Gurbinder Grewal, Partner at Mantle Law
Speakers: Claire Packman KC
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE