Past events
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
The SCL Leeds Annual Spring Conference
Leeds
Speakers: Keynote Speech: The Honourable Mrs Justice O’Farrell, Tom Crangle & Nick Kaplan - 4 Pump Court, Lucie Briggs & Caitlin Moore – Atkin Chambers, Lucy Garrett KC – Keating Chambers, Crispin Winser KC – Crown Office Chambers, Camilla Ter Haar – 39 Essex Chambers, David Pliener KC & Ebony Alleyne – Gatehouse Chambers
Venue: The Royal Armouries, Armouries Drive, Leeds, LS10 1LT
Construction Contracts Act 2013 – Case Law Update and Discussion
Ireland
Chair: Jamie Ritchie (Caldwell Ritchie Berry)
Speakers: Fiona Egan (Beauchamps), Alan Brady BL (Law Library), Keith Kelliher (Kelliher & Associates)
Venue: Caldwell Ritchie Berry - Main Conference Room, 2 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 V4A3
Big Fat Case Update of the Year – 2025 in reflection
Leeds
Chair: Joelle Nassif
Speakers: Lars Gladhaug and Courtney Burrell-Eade - Keating Chambers
Venue: Eversheds, Bridgewater Place, Water Lane, Leeds LS11 5DR
How to get paid: An update on cases on payment applications, payment notices and payless notices in 2025
Eastern
Chair: Liam Hendry
Speakers: James Frampton, Keating Chambers & Amy Bonczyk, MCMS
Venue: The Library, The Clayton Hotel, 27-29 Station Rd, Cambridge CB1 2FB
Professional liability after the Building Safety Act 2022
Reading
Speakers: Seb Oram, 3PB
Venue: Thames Lido, Napier Road, Reading RG1 8FR
AI & Litigation in the TCC - evidence & disclosure
London
Speakers: Mr Justice Adam Constable, Mrs Justice Joanna Smith, Matthew Lavy KC, Jon Chan & Fiona Campbell
Venue: The Rolls Building, Second Floor, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL
The SCL Annual London Lunch
London
Speakers: Rory Bremner
Venue: GROSVENOR HOUSE, A JW MARRIOTT HOTEL, PARK LANE, LONDON W1K 7TN
Mediation: the cornerstone of construction disputes
Scotland
Chair: Maya Allen
Speakers: Rachael Bicknell
Venue: MFMac's Edinburgh Office, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh EH3 8RY
Building Safety – both under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Act 1984
Manchester
Chair: Fraser Askham
Speakers: Simon Whitfield, Exchange Chambers
Venue: Squires Patton Boggs’ offices, No 1 Spinningfields, 1 Hardman Square, Manchester M3 3EB
How to get paid? An update on cases on payment applications, payment notices and payless notices in 2025
London
Speakers: James Frampton, Keating Chambers and Amy Bonczyk, MCMS
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Construction arbitration arbitrators: engineers or lawyers
Online
Moderator: Stephanie Englert – Dougherty, Prof Englert & Partner Rechtsanw
Speakers: Marion Smith KC & Graham Kenny
A talk about Webster & Horsfall
Birmingham
Chair: Michael Bennett
Speakers: David Horsfall and Alexander Robertson
Venue: Gowling WLG LLP, 2 Snowhill, Birmingham B4 6WR
How to lose an adjudication, in 5 easy-to-follow steps
Surrey/Sussex
Chair: Kimberley Eyssell
Speakers: James Bowling and Luke Wygas, 4 Pump Court
Venue: Stevens & Bolton LLP, Wey House, Farnham Rd, Guildford GU1 4YD
The SCL Lunch in Dublin
Ireland
Speakers: David McWilliams
Venue: The Round Room at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 XK40
SCL Ireland Conference: "Major Projects - From Cradle to Grave"
Ireland
Moderator: Aaron Moore, Maebh Gogarty, Lydia Bunni BL, Catherine Needham
Speakers: Conference Launch by Ms Justice Nuala Jackson- Judge of the High Court, Keynote Speech: Rebecca Shorter, Speakers: Pierce Doyle, Jack Kennedy, Paul Tohill, Karen Killoran, Stuart Conaty, Rob Leech, Denise Kennedy, David Daly, Sean Carr, Angelyn Rowan, Conor Owens. Closing Remarks: John Delaney
Venue: The Distillery Building, 145-151 Church Street, Dublin 7, Ireland
JCT Target Cost Contract Suite – All you need to know!
Online, Eastern
Chair: Ed Freeman
Speakers: John Riches
Venue: Mills & Reeve Solicitors, Botanic House, 100 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PH
SCL Advocacy Training
London
Venue: International Dispute Resolution Centre, 1 Paternoster Ln, London EC4M 7BQ
Termination: A refresher
Online, Kent
Chair: Richard Begbey
Speakers: Mathias Cheung of Atkins Chambers and Tim Tapper of Turner and Townsend
SCL HK One Day International Conference 2025
Overseas
Venue: Hong Kong Football Club, 3 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Limitations of Liability
London
Chair: Yolanda Walker
Speakers: Simon Hale KC
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
A Fire-Side Chat with Mr Justice Waksman
Sheff-Derby-Notts
Speakers: The Hon Mr Justice Waksman
Venue: La Bottega, 1-3 Leopold Street, Sheffield S1 2GY
Policy, Predictability and Property - has the Building Safety Act 2022 got the balance right?
Eastern
Chair: Niall Tutt
Speakers: Dr David Sawtell FCIArb
Venue: The Library, The Clayton Hotel, Cambridge, 27-29 Station Rd, Cambridge CB1 2FB
11th International Society of Construction Law Conference
Overseas
Venue: COEX Gangnam, Seoul, Korea
Observations on the peculiarities of the Building Safety Act 2022
Reading
Chair: Rowan Turrall
Speakers: Michael Bailey, Fulkers Bailey Russell
Venue: Boyes Turner LLP, Abbots House, Abbey Street, Reading RG1 3BD