Past events
Taking back control – An Adjudication update
Manchester
Chair: Jenny Whipps
Speakers: Alexander Nissen QC, James Thompson, Ben Sareen, Tom Coulson and Harry Smith of Keating Chambers
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS
SCL Astra Winter Drinks
Manchester
Venue: The Pen & Pencil, Fourways House, 57 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 2EJ
Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices – where are we now? / Reflections of an Adjudicator – is the process working?
North East
Chair: Simon Lewis
Venue: Ramside Hall Hotel, Beaumont Room, Durham, County Durham DH1 1TD
“How not to send love letters to your lawyers” AKA Lessons in using letters of intent
Sheff-Derby-Notts
Chair: Jocelyn Taylor
Speakers: Sarah Fox, Author of How to Write Simple and Effective Letters of Intent in Just 500 Words
Venue: Hallmark Hotel, Midland Road, Derby DE1 2SG
Construction Advocacy Course
London
Venue: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Ten Bishops Square, Eighth Floor, London E1 6EG
Retention and the development of talent in our industry
Manchester
Venue: Trowers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street, Manchester M2 4EW
An Introduction to Delay Analysis
London
Speakers: David Barry, Blackrock PM
Venue: White & Case LLP, 5 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1DW
TCC or adjudication: which is best for construction disputes?
Birmingham
Chair: The Hon. Mrs Justice Carr, DBE
Speakers: Paul Darling QC, Simon Hughes QC, William Webb and Tom Owen, Keating Chambers
Venue: KPMG LLP offices, One Snow Hill, Snow Hill Queensway Birmingham B4 6GH
SCL Lunch in Scotland
Scotland
Speakers: John McKelvie, retired police officer; football referee and after dinner speaker
Venue: The Supper Club, 29 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AJ
Liability for Flooding
London
Chair: Peter Kellett, Director of Legal Services, Environment Agency
Speakers: John Bates, Lance Harris and Rosalie Snocken
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Arbitrators and Adjudicators: impartiality and an open mind?
London
Chair: Alexander Nissen QC
Speakers: Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart
Venue: Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE
Insurance Act 2015: what changes for construction professionals?
Scotland
Chair: Alan Calvert, Partner Brodies LLP
Speakers: Ben Patten QC
Venue: RICS, 125 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4AD
The Inaugural SCL Southern Lunch
Southern
Speakers: Simon Harmer
Venue: The Grand Harbour Hotel, West Quay Road, Southampton SO15 1AG
SCL Astra - Social Event
Manchester
Venue: Addleshaw Goddard LLP, One St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 3DE
Insurance in Construction Contracts - Making sure you are covered
South West
Speakers: Matthew Walker, Burges Salmon LLP
Venue: Burges Salmon LLP, One Glass Wharf, Bristol BS2 0ZX
Panel Debate & Social: Focus on Jewellery Quarter Development - Opportunities and Challenges
Birmingham
Speakers: Andrew Fuller: Birmingham City Council; Richard Sapcote: Shaylor Group & Nicola Fleet Milne: FleetMilne Properties
Venue: The Button Factory, 25 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HH
Adjudication Update
Eastern
Chair: Colin Jones
Speakers: Adrian Williamson QC, Keating Chambers
Venue: Mills & Reeve LLP, 100 Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1PH
Recovering Adjudication Costs under Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
Southern
Chair: Jessica Tresham
Speakers: Rachel Gwilliam, Blake Morgan LLP
Venue: Blake Morgan Solicitors, New Kings Court, Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh SO53 3LG
ESCL Annual Conference 2016 - (Vienna)
Overseas
Independence, impartiality and apparent bias in adjudication and arbitration
London
Speakers: Vincent Moran QC & Mr Justice Edwards-Stewart
Venue: National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
”New Perspectives in Construction Law” Conference
Overseas
SCL Astra / Society of Construction Law Australia breakfast seminar on Offshore Construction
London
Speakers: Shane Bosma, Ashurst (by vidcon); Paul Bury, Keating Chambers; Tony Farrow, Navigant
Venue: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 65 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HS
Backwards or forwards – does it make any difference? Delay analysis in Construction claims
Birmingham
Chair: Ian Yule
Speakers: John Marshall, Fermata UK
Venue: Eversheds Sutherland LLP, 115 Colmore Row, Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3AL
Recovering Adjudication Costs under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
Chair: Iwan Jenkins
Speakers: Rachel Gwilliam, Partner, Blake Morgan LLP
Venue: Blake Morgan LLP, Bradley Court, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3DR
Liabilities of a QS: What happens when the numbers go wrong?
Manchester
Chair: Brodie McAdam
Speakers: Rachel Ansell QC and Lynne McCafferty, 4 Pump Court
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS