Past events
Conflicts of Interest in the Spotlight
London
Chair: Mr Justice Waksman
Speakers: Calum Lamont & James Thompson, Keating Chambers
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Jamaica International Arbitration Centre Limited Conference
Venue: Kingston, Jamaica
An Introduction to Offshore Wind
London
Speakers: Richard Booth – Partner, HFW, Adam Constable QC – Keating Chambers & Andrew Norris – Senior Engineering Underwriter, Swiss Re
Venue: Keating Chambers, 15 Essex Street, London WC2
The Society of Construction Law Manchester Summer Lunch
Manchester
Venue: The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Chapel Wharf, Salford, Manchester M3 5LH
Brexit means…? Legal advice and practical preparation in a time of uncertainty / Adjudication Update
North East
Chair: Simon Lewis of Womble Bond Dickinson
Speakers: Malcolm Dowden & Steven Walker QC
Venue: Ramside Hall Hotel, Beaumont Room, Durham, County Durham DH1 1TD
What does the contract provide? Recent developments in interpretation of contracts
Birmingham
Chair: Michael O’Shea
Speakers: Isabel Hitching QC, Crown Office Chambers
Venue: Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2ES
Economic torts and construction disputes
Ireland
Chair: Martin Cooney
Speakers: Andrew Singer QC, William Binchy Barrister
Venue: 88 Harcourt St, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 DK18
The Rise of the Machines
Kent
Chair: Nitej Davda
Speakers: Richard Begbey, FTI Consulting
Venue: Cripps LLP, 22 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8AS
Economic torts and construction disputes
London
Chair: Jonathan Pawlowski, SCL Vice-Chair
Speakers: Andrew Singer QC and Kelly Pennifer
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
21st CENTURY DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE - The role of Dispute Advisory Boards
Cardiff
Chair: Sean Gibbs/Rachel Gwilliam
Speakers: Mark Wheeler, Driver Trett
Venue: Blake Morgan, One Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FS
SCL Astra Scotland – Site Visit, University of Glasgow
Scotland
Venue: Multiplex Construction, University of Glasgow Project Office, 10 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6PA
Mission Impossible? Dealing with witness and expert evidence
Eastern
Speakers: Marion Smith QC and Melissa Shipley, 39 Essex Chambers
Venue: Birketts LLP, Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street, Ipswich IP1 1QJ
The SCL Southern Lunch
Southern
Speakers: Amy Williams, The winner of Team GB’s only Gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic games
Venue: Southampton Harbour Hotel, 5 Maritime Way, Ocean Way, Southampton SO14 3QT
Why do large construction projects take too long and cost too much ?
Ireland
Chair: Christopher Ennis
Speakers: Dermot Flanagan SC, James Turner & Susan Bryson
Venue: Mason Hayes & Curran, South Bank House, Barrow St, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 4
The implications of Brexit on UK construction procurement
London
Speakers: Sarah Hannaford QC
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Professional Advice and Administration in Construction Projects: Scope of Duty and Scope of Responsibility
South West
Chair: Jonathan Spencer
Speakers: Patrick Clarke and Marc Lixenberg, Atkin Chambers
Venue: Bristol Hotel, George White Room, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF
Whose Case is it Anyway? Some thoughts on the presentation and assessment of evidence
Leeds
Chair: Andrew Essam
Speakers: The Honourable Mrs Justice Jefford DBE
Venue: Carriageworks Theatre, Room 2, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD
Is there a ‘right’ way to conduct a construction arbitration?
London
Speakers: Veronique Buehrlen QC, Keating Chambers Jane Jenkins, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Sam Kay, Senior Solicitor, Kier Group
Venue: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 65 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HS
Adjudication of construction professional negligence claims
Cardiff
Chair: Sean Gibbs/Rachel Gwilliam
Speakers: Ebony Alleyne, Hardwicke
Venue: Blake Morgan, One Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FS
The Society of Construction Law AGM
London
Venue: The Drapers’ Company, Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Street, London EC2N 2AN
The Society of Construction Law Annual Dinner
London
Venue: The Drapers’ Company, Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Street, London EC2N 2AN
The New Silk Road: Belt and Road disputes: a view from Hong Kong
Ireland
Speakers: Jern-Fei Ng Q.C, Essex Court Chambers, Moderator: Darren Lehane B.L
Venue: Gaffney Room, Law Library Distillery Building, 145-151 Church Street, Dublin 7, D07 WDX8
Lejonvarn v Burgess: Revisited.
Southern
Speakers: David Sears QC, Crown Office Chambers
Venue: The Solent Hotel & Spa, Rookery Ave, Whiteley, Fareham PO15 7AJ
Northern Powerhouse Ball
Leeds
Venue: The Tetley, Hunslet Road, Leeds, LS10 1JQ
SCL Astra Site Visit
London
Venue: Google London Headquarters, Kings Cross