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An Examination of Concurrent Delay
Venue: Oasis Theatrette, 13th Floor, Park Mall, 9 Penang Road **Please note the change of venue
Date & Time: Thursday, 23 February 2012, 5:00pm - 7:15pm
Consider a situation in which a Contractor has made a claim for an extension of time but the Employer has rejected it because he thinks that the delay he caused (and for which he admits liability) does not matter because the Contractor was already in delay anyway. This situation is often called “concurrent delay” and it is common in construction disputes where it is often used as a defence against delay claims – but is it really concurrent delay, and what does the Contractor have to do to prove his claim?
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Liability For Design
Venue: MND Auditorium, 5 Maxwell Road, Annexe A, Ministry of National Development Complex
Date & Time: Thursday, 15 March 2012, 5:00pm - 7:15pm
In construction contracts the building is designed by the Architect and other professionals and then erected by the Contractor. This seminar will consider the legal effects of this division.
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LATEST NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Chairman’s Message August 2011
In my last message I raised the topical issue of productivity in the construction industry. I will return to this topic later in the context of our annual conference. By chance, another related topic has recently hit the local headlines, with the adjustment of employment pass qualifications. With such a high proportion of construction work being undertaken by foreigners (whether talented or not) it is inevitable that these changes will add a further burden to contractors with ongoing contracts and to developers going out to tender.
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Post-event Update on “2nd Networking Cocktail 2011” (30 Nov 2011)
The second SCL Networking Cocktails event for 2011 was held on 30 November 2011 at Urban Fairways, Capital Tower, a unique bar with screen golf technology. In this suitably informal social setting, the SCL Council were joined in an attendance of approximately 30 members, their guests, and non-members from the construction industry.
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