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Quarterly Case Law Update Q1 - 2024

Online
Chair: Hamish Lal
Speakers: Rachel Ansell KC

The Society of Construction Law Annual Spring Conference 2024

Leeds
Speakers: Dr Hamish Lal, Chair SCL, HHJ Kelly, Tom Owen & Elizabeth Donnelly - Keating Chambers, David Pliener KC & Kort Egan - Gatehouse Chambers, Jessica Stephens KC & Jennie Gillies - 4 Pump Court, Nitesh Patel - Turner Townsend, Andrew Goddard KC & Laura Hussey - Atkin Chambers
Venue: The Royal Armouries, Armouries Drive, Leeds LS10 1LT

Fraud as a ground for resisting enforcement in International Arbitration and Adjudication

London
Chair: Krista Lee KC
Speakers: Alexander Milner KC - Fountain Court Chambers, Helena White - Gatehouse Chambers, Jamie Harrison - Deputy Director General LCIA & Simon Tolson - Fenwick Elliott LLP
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE

Part 8 and Adjudication Enforcement

Surrey/Sussex
Speakers: Andrew Singer KC
Venue: Stevens & Bolton LLP, Wey House Farnham Road Guildford GU1 4YD

Comparative Law - Oral Variations

London, Overseas, Online
Chair: Paul Battrick
Speakers: Lucy Garrett KC, Keating Chambers and Ben Davidson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth / Chair of SoCLA
Venue: Keating Chambers, 15 Essex Street, London WC2R 3AA

Being an Expert Witness

Ireland
Speakers: Mark Tottenham, Mariana Verdes, Kevin Harnett & Martin Campbell
Venue: Irish Architectural Archives, 45 Merrion Square East, Dublin D02 VY60

A.I.: The External Force Changing The Legal Landscape

Birmingham
Chair: Michael​​​​ Bennett
Speakers: Andrew Goddard KC; Laura Hussey, Atkin Chambers
Venue: Turner and Townsend, 45 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2RT

Construction Adjudication Update

Northern Ireland, Online
Speakers: Catherine Piercy KC, Gatehouse Chambers, London & Anna Rowan, Bar Library, Belfast
Venue: The Meeting Space at Law Society House, 96 Victoria Street, Belfast BT1 3GN

The SCL Annual London Lunch

London
Speakers: Dave Fishwick - Internet personality and star of Channel 4's 2012 hit show 'Bank of Dave'
Venue: Grosvenor House A J W Marriott Hotel Park Lane London W1K 7TN

Why Big Projects Fail: Lessons for Construction Professionals

London
Chair: Mrs Justice Joanna Smith
Speakers: James Hooper, Senior Counsel at Bechtel Corporation
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE

Current issues in claims against construction professionals: Where are we now and what are the pitfalls?

Manchester
Chair: Fraser Askham
Speakers: Adam Robb KC and Jess Connors, 39 Essex Chambers
Venue: Eversheds Sutherland, Two New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, Manchester M3 5GX

"Drafting for safety" what drafting amendments should we consider when drafting for the BSA?

Kent
Speakers: Cat Piercy KC and Emma Hynes of Gatehouse Chambers
Venue: One Warwick Park Hotel, 1 Warwick Park, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5TA

The SCL Lunch in Scotland 2024

Scotland
Speakers: Louise McCulloch, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Grampian and Albyn hospital and First female to pass selection on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins
Venue: Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4HQ

Fire safety/Building Safety Act

Eastern, Online
Chair: Simon Hargreaves KC
Speakers: Charlie Thompson, Keating Chambers
Venue: Mills & Reeve, Botanic House, 98-100 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PH

SCL France Launch Event

Overseas

Quarterly Case Law Update No.2

Online
Chair: Louise Forster
Speakers: Steven Walker KC

Claims Outside the Contract from a Common and a Civil Law Perspective

London
Chair: Mrs Justice Joanna Smith
Speakers: Robert Fenwick Elliott and Chris Seppälä
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE

Another bite at the cherry? Testing the limits of serial adjudication

Manchester
Speakers: William Webb KC, Keating Chambers
Venue: Friends' Meeting House, Room F11, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS

Why Big Projects Fail : Lessons for Construction Professionals

Birmingham
Chair: Michael Bennett
Speakers: James Hooper, Bechtel
Venue: Squire Patton Boggs, 148 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2JR

The SCL Lunch in Dublin

Ireland
Speakers: Fr Peter McVerry
Venue: The Round Room at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 D02 XK40

The SCL Irish Conference - 'Construction experience: the name we give our mistakes?'

Ireland
Speakers: Mr Justice David Barniville, Alan Brady BL, Martin Cooney - Byrne Wallace, Grace Cheng - 39 EC, Jeremy Gauntlett SC KC - Brick Crt, Dr Hamish Lal - SCL Chair, Claire McCarry - Quigg Golden, Catherine Needham BL, James O'Donoghue - BODA, Mark Tottenham BL, Ciaran Williams - V & E, Asel El Housan - AEH Consultancy, Susan Ahern BL, Mr Justice Michael Peart, Paul McGarry SC, Arran Dowling-Hussey - 4-5 Gray's Inn Sq, Kate Monaghan - DWF, Clare White - O'Connell Mahon Arch, Robert Coupe - Capital Consulting Int
Venue: Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre, The Distillery Building, 151 Church St, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 WDX8

The IChemE Blue Book

London
Chair: Tarryn Bastianelli - Legal Director, SSE Thermal
Speakers: Paul Buckingham KC, Vanessa Medina and Rob Colvin
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE

10th International Society of Construction Law Conference 2023

Overseas

The SCL Lunch in Bristol

South West
Speakers: Jason Mohammad, Television & Radio Presenter
Venue: Bristol Harbour Hotel, 55 Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1HT

The Society's 40th Anniversary Drinks Reception (Edinburgh)

Scotland
Venue: Skybar, DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre, 34 Bread Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AF