Past events
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
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