Past events
An introduction to design obligations in English law: Where did they come from and where are we now?
South West
Speakers: Peter Brogden, Keating Chambers
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Broad Quay, Bristol BS1 4BY
The SCL Manchester Summer Lunch
Manchester
Speakers: Edwina Currie
Venue: The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Chapel Wharf, Salford, Manchester M3 5LH
South West Summer Drinks Social
South West
Venue: Bristol Hotel, Shore Bar, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF
An Introduction to the 2017 FIDIC Suite of contracts
Ireland
Chair: William Frain-Bell, Thomas More Chambers
Speakers: Siobhan Fahey, Chartered Engineer & Chartered Arbitrator; Rory Kirrane, Partner Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin; Eoin Cassidy, Partner Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin
Venue: Engineers Ireland, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
NEC 4 – WHAT'S NEW – EVOLUTION WITHOUT REVOLUTION?
Wales
Chair: Rachel Gwilliam
Speakers: Lindy Patterson QC
Venue: Blake Morgan, One Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FS
Privacy in arbitration - how far should we lift the curtain on what happens?
London
Chair: Lord Justice Coulson
Speakers: Lord Dyson
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Smash and Grab Adjudications – Dead or Alive?
Wales
Chair: Andrew Kearney
Speakers: Dennis Baldwin, Peter Gracia and Rachel Gwilliam
Venue: Blake Morgan, One Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FS
NEC 4 – WHAT'S NEW – EVOLUTION WITHOUT REVOLUTION?
South West
Chair: Andrew Langmaid
Speakers: Lindy Patterson QC, 39 Essex Chambers
Venue: Bristol Hotel, George White Room, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF
Mega Projects - The Top Ten Legal Issues in International Construction
Ireland
Chair: Mr Justice David Barniville
Speakers: Hamish Lal
Venue: Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Contractor insolvency in a post-Carillion landscape
Leeds
Chair: Andrew Essam
Speakers: Jonathan Lewis and Helen Dennis, 4 Pump Court
Venue: Leeds Beckett University, Lecture Theatre D, The Rose Bowl Building, Portland Way off Portland Crescent, Leeds LS1 3HB
Challenging a payment notice in the absence of a pay less notice
London
Chair: Mrs Justice Jefford DBE
Speakers: Justin Mort QC
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
An Introduction to the 2017 FIDIC Suite of contracts
London
Speakers: Ben Mellors (Partner HFW); Siobhan Fahey (mediator/arbitrator, and member of the FIDIC drafting committee); Riaz Hussain (Barrister, Atkin Chambers)
Venue: HFW, 65 Crutched Friars, London EC3N 2AE
Fraud unravels everything? Dealing with questions of fraud within adjudications, construction mediations and arbitrations
Ireland
Chair: Paul Darling Q.C
Speakers: Matt Molloy, MCMS Limited & Joan O'Connor, Chartered Architect & Arbitrator (ex President RIAI); Daniel Scanlon, partner Kennedys
Venue: Kennedys, Blood Stone Building, Blood Stoney Rd, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
The Silk Application and Life as a Junior Silk for TECBAR and COMBAR Practitioners
London
Venue: Parliament Chamber, Inner Temple, London EC4Y 7DA
PFI - Interpretation, Performance Points and Termination
Manchester
Speakers: Matthew Finn and Tom Coulson
Venue: Addleshaw Goddard LLP, One St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 3DE
Riva Properties v Foster – what duties does an architect have?
Birmingham
Chair: Michael O'Shea
Speakers: Mark Wheeler, Driver Trett
Venue: Eversheds Sutherland LLP, 115 Colmore Row, Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3AL
Hudson prize-winning presentations
London
Chair: Professor Anthony Lavers
Speakers: Matthew Bell, Ryan Turner & Ralph Goodchild
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
The Society’s AGM
London
Venue: Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, London EC4Y
The Society’s Annual Dinner
London
Venue: Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, London EC4Y
Dispute Boards: An Overview
Ireland
Chair: Brian Hutchinson, School of Law, UCD
Speakers: Dr Cyril Chern, 4 New Square, London & Martin Cooney, Head of Construction, Byrne Wallace
Venue: Byrne Wallace, 8 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 DK18, Ireland
International UK Society of Construction Law Astra Event
Overseas
Speakers: Dr Karim Hafez, Rashda Rana S.C., Adrian Cole, Alan Henderson, Rob Stephen, Dr Tarek Riad, Amani Khalifa, Jed Savager, Amna Al Owais, Nour Kirk, Robert Stephen, David Gallo & James Foster
Venue: Various
SCL Astra Scotland – Site Visit, University of Edinburgh Law School
Scotland
Venue: University of Edinburgh Law School, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Planes, Drones and Autopilots: Site Inspection Revisited
London
Speakers: Musa Werry & May Winfield
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Professional liability for construction professionals: case law, trends and practical guidance
South West
Chair: Jonathan Spencer
Speakers: Piers Stansfield QC and Tom Owen, Keating Chambers
Venue: Bristol Hotel, George White Room, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF
Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitration in the Construction Industry
Ireland
Speakers: Alan Brady Law Library Dublin; Dr Dimitar Kondev - White & Case LLP Paris and Jamie Ritchie L K Shields Dublin
Venue: Merrion Hotel, Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2, Ireland