Engineering 101 for Non-Engineers (2nd run)
9, 11 & 16 March 2010, 6.00-9.30pm
18 March 2010, 4.00-9.30pm
Crawford Room, Level 3, Maxwell Chambers
This Course is the 2nd run of a successful 2.5 day workshop organized in response to the excellent feedback and request for more in-depth sessions pursuant to the Engineering 101 and Common Construction Disputes vs. Construction Challenges papers presented at the 2008 Joint SCL-Law Society Annual Conference in 2008. It is aimed at Lawyers, Quantity Surveyors and any non-Engineers working in a construction-related profession, who want to learn more comprehensively the basics of engineering principles, construction projects, construction techniques and related challenges.
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The Independent Certifier - Ninteenth Century Fiction, Necessary Evil or The Way Ahead?
2 March 2010, 5.15-7.30pm
NTUC Business Centre, Room 701, Level 7, 1 Marina Boulevard, One Marina Boulevard
Since Victorian times, certifiers have fulfilled a role in administering construction contracts. In doing so, they have been required to act independently of the parties in making certain decisions. Was such an arrangement ever possible? Is it one which has outlived its useful purpose?
Join us for a discussion presented by Mr. David Streatfeild-James QC of Atkin Chambers.
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Dispute Boards - An Overview And Selected Experiences
9 February 2010
5.30-7.30pm
CHANGE OF VENUE: FTSE Room, Capital Tower
Chris Redfearn and Chow Kok Fong will be introducing the concepts of dispute boards, speaking about the different types of dispute boards, their principles and their use.
They will also be talking about their experiences as a dispute board member.
To register for any event, you may download, complete and send us the relevant registration form or register online. |
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LATEST NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Report on SCL AGM 2009
The AGM on 19th August 2009 was preceded by a talk by Audrey Perez on the subject of "Are Construction Projects Ever Completed?", which was attended by over 36 members and guests.
At the AGM which followed immediately after the talk, the annual reports by office bearers were followed, for the first time, by individual reports from the Chairs of each of the Standing Committees which had been established at the beginning of the 2008 - 2010 term to concentrate the efforts of Committee Members into specific roles and responsibilities.
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Post-event Update on "Site Visit - Maxwell Chambers" (13 Jan 2010)
On the evening of Wednesday 13 January 2010, a group of SCL members took part in the tour of the recently opened Maxwell Chambers. Wong Sheng Kwai, Chief Executive, gave a brief introduction to what he described as an "integrated dispute resolution complex" which provides not just top class hearing facilities but is also home to several international ADR institutions.
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