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- Post-event Update on SCL International Conference 2006 (15 - 17 October 2006)
- Post-event Update on "NEC3: The Construction Contract of the Future" by Nicholas Gould
- Post-event Update on "In Search of the Perfect Expert Witness" by speakers from The Academy of Experts
- Post-event Update on "Networking Cocktail"
- Post-event Update on "3rd Annual Construction Law Conference"
- Post-event Update on Annual General Meeting 2007
- Post-event Update on "Dispute Resolution in the Energy Sector"
- Post-event update on "The Use of Advanced Forensic Animations in the Resolution of Complex Disruption Claims"
- Post-event Update on Joint SCL (Singapore)-Lighthouse Club Get-Together
- Post-event Update on "Programming in Construction"
- Post-event Update on "Networking Cocktail 2008"
- Post-event Update on "4th Annual Joint SCL-Law Society Law Conference"
- Post-event Update on SCL AGM 2008 & Pre-AGM Talk
- Post-event Update on "Cross Fertilisation - New Zealand Developments in Construction Law and Adjudication"
- Post-event Update on "Comparative Overview: (1) Institutional Arbitration (2) Liquidated Damages"
- Post-event Update on SCL-NUS INAUGURAL LECTURE: Managing Construction Contracts During Times of Economic Uncertainty by Mr Chow Kok Fong
- Post-event Update on "Site Visit: Construction of the Circle Line MRT Stations and Interconnecting Tunnels"
- Post-event Update on "1st Social & Networking Event: Networking Cocktail 2009"
- Post-event Update on "Atkin Chambers on: (1) Delay Analysis, Concurrency and the Contractual Allocation of Risk (2) Immunity of Expert Witnesses?"
- Post-event Update on Site Visit: "High Rise Constructions: Site Tour and Challenges Met"
- Post-event Update on "Engineering 101 for Non-Engineers" 27-29 March 2009
- Post-event update on "2nd Networking Cocktail 2009"
- Post-event update on "Procurement of Energy Related Infrastructure Projects in Singapore"
- Post-event Update on "The Independent Certifier - Nineteenth Century Fiction, Necessary Evil or The Way Ahead?" (2 Mar 2010)
- Post-event Update on "Engineering 101 for Non-Engineers (2nd run) (9,11,16 & 18 March 2010)
- Post-event Update on "Adjudication - An Update" (15 April 2010)
- Post-event Update on "1st Networking Cocktail" (21 April 2010)
- Post-event Update on "2nd SCL Annual Dinner" (28 July 2010)
- Post-event Update on "Pre-AGM Talk: The Architect at Work... Myth and Reality" (3 August 2010)
- Post-event Update on "SIAC-SCL Joint Conference 2010 - Construction Disputes Asia: Evolution or Revolution?" (17 September 2010)
- Post-event Update on "2nd Networking Cocktail" (3 November 2010)
- Post-event Update on Society of Construction Law Hong Kong's International Construction Law Conference (5-7 December 2010)
- Post-event Update on "Latest Developments in Construction Law" (26 January 2011)
- Post-event Update on "Challanges with Infrastructure Projects in India (22 February 2011)"
- Post-event Update on "Engineering 101 for Non-Engineers (3rd run) (8, 10, 15 & 18 March 2011)"
- Post-event Update on "An Introduction to Construction/Engineering Insurance (21 April 2011)"
- Post-event Update on "1st SCL Networking Cocktails (25 May 2011)"
- Post-event Update on "Expert Witnesses: Are Tribunals Expecting Too Much From Them? (2 June 2011)"
- Post-event Update on "SCL (Singapore)'s 3rd Annual Dinner (20 July 2011)"
- Post-event Update on "INAUGURAL SCL (SINGAPORE) DEBATE: Construction Contracts in Singapore are Inherently Biased Towards Employers" (24 Aug 2011)
- Post-event Update on "Investment Arbitration in Construction" (7 Sep 2011)
- Post-event Update on "Construction Law 101 (2nd run) 29 September, 4, 6 & 11 October 2011"
- Post-event Update on "SCL Construction Law Conference 2011 - CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY: Insights & Opportunities
- Post-event Update on "Construction vs Construction Law – An Update" (24 Oct 2011)
- Post-event Update on "The Application of Force Majeure & Frustration in Construction Contracts" (15 Nov 2011)
- Post-event Update on “2nd Networking Cocktail 2011” (30 Nov 2011)
- Updates & Developments in Construction Law 2012 (17 Jan 2012)
- Post-event Update on "An Examination of Concurrent Delay" (23 Feb 2012)
- Taming The Unruly Beast - Techniques For Managing Complex Construction Disputes (26 March 2012)
- 1st SCL Networking Cocktails 2012 - 4 April 2012
- Engineering 101 for Non Engineers (4th run) (15, 17, 23 & 25 May 2012)
- Book launch “Law and Practice of Construction Contracts” on 22 May 2012
- "SCL(S) Annual Construction Law Conference 2012" (25 July 2012)
- SCL 10th Anniversary Dinner (22 August 2012)
- "CIArb-SCL(S)-Keating Chambers Joint Seminar" (24 October 2012)
- Construction Law 101 (3rd run)
- SCL(S) 2nd Networking Cocktail (14 Nov 2012)
- Updates & Developments in Construction Law 2013 (23 Jan 2013)
- The Effective use of Experts in Construction Disputes (27 Feb 2013)
- Structural Failure and the Role of Forensic Engineering in Legal Disputes (9 Apr 2013)
- 1st Networking Cocktail 2013
- SCL(S) Annual Construction Law Conference 2013 (11 Sep 2013)
- Engineering 101 for Non-Engineers (5th Run) (5,7,13,15 Nov 2013)
- 2nd Networking Cocktail 2013 (5 Dec 2013)
- SCL(S) Annual Construction Law Update 2014 (15 Jan 2014)
- Construction Insolvency – Views from Alpine Bau’s Liquidators and Lawyers (19 March 2014)
- Negligence in the Construction Industry - The Court of Appeal case of Jurong Primewide PL vs Moh Seng Cranes PL (21 May 2014)
- Construction Law Update: Due Diligence Obligations in Construction Contracts (24th April 2014)
- SCL(S) 1st Networking Cocktails Event (09 April 2014)
- Managing Construction Disputes (& Resolutions) - The Efficient Use of Scott Schedules & Expert Witnesses Conferencing
- SCL(S) Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2014 & 6th Annual Dinner – 6 August 2014
- SCL(S) Annual Construction Law Conference 2014 – 27 August 2014
- A Restatement of the Penalty Doctrine in Commonwealth Jurisdictions – 22 September 2014
- Construction Law 101 (5th Run!) - 9, 14, 16, 21 October 2014
- Concurrent Delay: An Alternative Proposal For Attributing Responsibility (15 October 2014)
- Annual Construction Law Update 2015 (20 January 2015)
- Termination – The Pitfalls (18 March 2015)
- The 7th SCL Annual Dinner (22 July 2015)
- The Inaugural SCL “FOCUS ON ASIA” Construction Law Conference (1 and 2 September 2015)
- SCL Construction Law Conference 2016
- Society of Construction Law (Singapore) Annual Construction Law Conference 2016 - “Construction Law in Singapore: A Special Case” (4 August 2016)
- Equity in The Market Place: Reviewing the Use of Unconscionability to Restrain Calls on Performance Bonds (16 Nov 2016)
- Annual Construction Law Update 2017 (18 January 2017)
- Briefing Experts in Construction Disputes Involving Defects ( 15 March 2017)
- SCL(S) Construction Expertise 101 (21,23,28,30 March & 4th April 2017)
- Networking Cocktail 2017 (26 April 2017)
- The Second Edition of the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol – A Lawyer’s Review ( 17 May 2017)
- Legal Professional Privilege and its Relevance in the Construction Industry (11 July 2017)
- SCL(S) 9th Annual Dinner 2017 (30 August 2017)
- Special Report on the SCL (Singapore) Annual Construction Law Conference (14 Sept 2017)
- Special Report on SCL(S) Conference 2017 - Outcome of a Survey by the Eminent Mr Chow Kong Fong
- Special Report on SCL(S) Conference 2017 - What the Audience Say
- Annual Construction Law Conference 2017 - Thank You, Keynote Speech & Conference Photos, Invitation to Join SCL (Singapore)
- LHC-SCL(S) Annual Curry Quiz Night (30 September 2017)
- Construction Law 101 (8th Run!) (Session 1 to 4) (26, 31 October, 02, 07 November 2017)
- Construction Project Execution Risks in Conflict Zones (2 November 2017)
- Annual Construction Law Update 2018 (23 January 2018)
- Understanding the Construction Contract in a Project Financing (27 February 2018)
- Networking Cocktail 2018 (18 April 2018)
- Special Report on SCL (S) Construction Expertise 101 (08, 13, 15, 20 & 22 March 2018) - Civil & Structural Engineer And Geotechnical Engineering Module
- Special Report on SCL (S) Construction Expertise 101 (08, 13, 15, 20 & 22 March 2018)
- Special Report on SCL (S) Construction Expertise 101 (08, 13, 15, 20 & 22 March 2018) - Mechanical And Electrical Engineering Module
- Special Report on SCL (S) Construction Expertise 101 (08, 13, 15, 20 & 22 March 2018) - Construction Programming Consulting Module
- Special Report on SCL (S) Construction Expertise 101 (08, 13, 15, 20 & 22 March 2018) - Project Management Module
- Unabsorbed Head Office Overheads (18 July 2018) by Lesley Tan
- Reliance and Expectation Loss: Alternative Heads of Damage? (04 April 2018)
- Unabsorbed Head Office Overheads (18 July 2018) by Joanna Seetoh
- SCL(S) 10th Annual Dinner 2018 (29 August 2018)
- SCL(S) Construction Law Conference 2018 - Collaboration And Technology In Construction Law & Practice – Where To Next? (12 September 2018)
- Construction Law 101 (9th Run!) (4, 9, 11 & 16 October 2018)
- Construction Contract Changes (01 November 2018)
- Annual Construction Law Update 2019 (28 January 2019)
- Networking Cocktail 2019 (14 March 2019)
- Evolution of Dispute Resolution Contractual Provisions in Standard Forms For Construction and Engineering Contracts (27 March 2019)
- The Use of Tribunal-Appointed Experts in Construction Arbitrations (24 April 2019)
- Cost and Time Blowouts (and Major Disputes) on Large Construction Projects (03 July 2019)
- Collaborative Contracting - Challenges and Opportunities (17 July 2019)
- SCL (Singapore) AGM & 11th Annual Dinner 2019 (22 August 2019)
- 2nd "Focus on Asia Conference" 2019 (11 - 12 September 2019)
- SCL (Singapore) Career Talk for NUS Law Faculty (2 October 2019)
- Practical Applications and Legal Implications of Drone Technology in Construction Projects (20 November 2019)
- The SIDP – Customising the Mode of Dispute Resolution for Each Dispute (30 October 2019)
- Annual Construction Law Update 2020 (22 January 2020)
- WEBINAR: Construction in Singapore Beyond COVID-19: A View from SCL(S) Council Members (6 May 2020)
- WEBINAR: An Exchange with Infrastructure Asia: Accelerating Regional Infrastructure Development (14 May 2020)
- WEBINAR: Picking Fruit from Scorched Earth – Practical Tips for Managing Construction Arbitrations Efficiently (23 June 2020)
- WEBINAR: The Impact of Law on the Architect in Practice (22 July 2020)
- WEBINAR: Bond Calls and Interim Relief (3 September 2020)
- WEBINAR: The Circuit Break - Picking up the Pieces (24 September 2020)
- WEBINAR: Making or Breaking Your Case - What Makes an Effective Expert Witness (8 October 2020)
- WEBINAR: Annual Construction Law Update 2021 (20 January 2021)
- WEBINAR: FIDIC 2021: Latest Developments and Updates (24 Feb 2021)
- WEBINAR: The Law on Liability and Recourse for Defective Homes in Singapore (24 March 2021)
- WEBINAR: Delay & Disruption – Have you been Disrupted? How do you Prove it? (21 April 2021)
- WEBINAR: The Law of Construction Insurance: A Primer (19 May 2021)
- Lighthouse Club (Singapore) - Society of Construction Law (Singapore) Joint Virtual Trivia Night (17 June 2021) by Jim Chessell
- Lighthouse Club (Singapore) - Society of Construction Law (Singapore) Joint Virtual Trivia Night (17 June 2021) by Darren Benger
- WEBINAR: Limitation Periods in Construction Disputes - An International Perspective (28 July 2021)
- SCL Singapore Annual General Meeting 2021
- WEBINAR: Intellectual Property in Construction - From Tender to Termination (31 August 2021)
- SCL(S) Annual Construction Law Conference 2021: HOPE AND FEARS - the Built Environment in the Next Decade (23 September 2021)
- WEBINAR: Experts - Managing Conflicts In Construction (14 October 2021)
- WEBINAR: Adverse Physical Conditions – What should an experienced contractor be expected to foresee? (24 November 2021)
- Lighthouse Club (Singapore): Xmas Quiz Night (9 Dec 2021)
- WEBINAR: Annual Construction Law Update 2022 (27 January 2022)
- WEBINAR: Understanding the Construction Contract in a Project Financing (31 March 2022)
- WEBINAR: Project Success or Failure – What Complexity Theory Can Tell Us About Risk in Construction (20 April 2022)
- WEBINAR: Financial Instruments in Construction Projects (25 May 2022)
- WEBINAR: The Challenges and Pitfalls of Managing Documents in Large Construction Disputes (21 July 2022)
- WEBINAR: SCL (Singapore) - A 20 Year Journey and Beyond: Strategic Leadership Dialogue with SCL (Singapore) Past Chairs (4 August 2022)
- SCL (Singapore) Annual General Meeting 2022
- SPECIAL REPORT: SCL (Singapore) 3rd "Focus on Asia Conference" 2022: Construction Post Covid – Getting Back to Business? (28 October 2022)
- Annual Construction Law Update 2023 (31 January 2023)
- Networking Cocktails 2023 (1 March 2023)
- Construction Law 101 (13th Run): Sessions 1 - 4 (21, 23, 28, 30 March 2023)
- SEMINAR: CONSIDERING COLLABORATIVE CONTRACTING FOR SINGAPORE: A discussion on the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL)’s Guide to Collaborative Contracting (18 May 2023)
- SEMINAR: Navigating Ambiguities in Construction Contracts: Challenges, Considerations and Best Practices (20 July 2023)
- Resources
- Seminar / Conference Papers
- Webinar Materials
- Council Messages
- Articles
- Enforcement of DAB Decisions under FIDIC Contracts
- Negligence
- Dispute Resolution Clauses - Best Practices in International Contracts
- Enforcing DAB Decisions Under The FIDIC 1999 Red Book
- About Construction and Construction Law - Productivity, Buildability and Constructability
- Repeat Claims Under The Security of Payment Act – Choosing The Lesser Evil
- Common Mistakes Employers Make That Cause Disputes
- CKR v Asplenium – The Vanguard For Restrictive Performance Bond Clauses?
- Online Dispute Resolution, Suitability In The Construction Industry
- Singapore Construction Industry and Law Updates
- Some Legal Perspectives On The Use Of Building Information Modelling (BIM) In Singapore
- Evaluative Mediation – My Experience
- Construction Case Law Updates
- Building Construction Authority (BCA) Updates - December 2015
- Expert Witness – Fit For Purpose?
- Cavendish Square Holding BV V El Makdessi: Re-Make, Re-Model Or Redux?
- Arbitrating Construction Disputes – The Problem Of Consolidation
- Singapore Construction Industry Updates – July 2016
- Adjudication – Clarifying The Scope of the Independent Contractor Defence
- Important 2016 English Law Cases for the Construction Industry (Part One)
- SCL 2016 Sixth Society of Construction Law International Biennial Conference (Brazil, 13-15 Sept 2016)
- Important 2016 English Law Cases for the Construction Industry (Part Two)
- Circular on Singapore Construction Tender Price
- The roles of Technical Engineering Experts in Construction Disputes
- Do companies need Directors and Officers Liability Insurance?
- Performance Bonds and Unconscionability – the same old chestnut?
- A Practical Guide to Preparing Variation Claims
- Justice in Adjudication: Rough, Ready and “Natural”
- Construction Tender Price Index Compilation (Nov 2017 & Feb 2018)
- Where's My Bond?
- Fair Hearings & Natural Justice in Adjudications
- Taking stock of the Security of Payment adjudication process: The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Bill 2018
- New Litigation, Old Torts Singapore Court of Appeal Charts its Own Course
- SCL 8th International Construction Law Conference Chicago September 26th to 28th 2018
- SCL (International) Meeting (held on 26th August 2018, Chicago)
- Experts’ joint statements and discussions: What role should the lawyers play?
- Negligence liability for construction defects: Illusory protection?
- The Singapore Infrastructure Dispute-Management Protocol – Imitation And Innovation?
- Only Speak when Necessary – Clarification of the Duty to Speak Under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act
- A Lack of Agreement? Approaches to liquidated damages in Singapore and the UK following Seraya v. Denka and Triple Point v. Ptt
- Are Claims Made After Termination Allowed under the SOP Act? - Reviewing Stargood Construction Pte Ltd v Shimizu Corp [2019] SGHC 261
- Coronavirus as a contractual force majeure event: A simple checklist
- "No further questions?"
- From “Yam Seng” to Divorce: Navigating (in good faith) joint venture agreements in construction projects
- Enforcement of an Adjudication Determination Under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020
- The SCL (Singapore) FAQs for the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act (With an Emphasis on Construction and Supply Contracts)
- The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act - Its Rationale and the Protection it provides to the Construction Industry
- The COVID-19 Construction Support Package
- Are payment claims served after the construction contract is terminated pre-cluded from adjudication under the SOPA?
- Case Note: Sandy Island Pte Ltd v Thio Keng Thay [2020] SGCA 86
- Garnishing a Sub-contractor's Main Contractor
- Case Note: Denka Advantech Pte Ltd v Seraya Energy Pte Ltd [2020] SGCA 119
- What a difference a day makes: When is a “day” a “day” in adjudication proceedings under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act
- Pay When Paid and Termination – the Singapore High Court untangles the SOP Act in Frontbuild Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd v JHJ Construction Pte Ltd [2021] SGHC 72
- Winding up applications over unpaid adjudicated amounts after the Court of Appeal’s decision in Diamond Glass
- Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT Public Company Limited [2021] UKSC 29
- The Impact of Technology on Construction Disputes
- Predictably Unpredictable: An Update on COVID-19’s Impact on the Construction Industry in Australia, Asia and the Middle East
- What You Need to Know About…The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 in Singapore
- On the Origin of Quantity Surveyor Species By Means of Natural Selection[i] and Duty of the Expert to the Court
- The Top 5 Disputes on Renewable Energy Projects and How to Avoid or Manage Them
- Liquidated Damages: Invalidated by Partial Possession? A Cap on General Damages?
- SCL( Singapore) 20th Anniversary Celebrations
- Revisiting the Liquidated Damages Clause
- Establishing ‘Loss’ and ‘Damage’ When Pursuing a Claim under a Construction All-Risks Insurance Policy
- Joint Ventures in Construction: ‘Where Did it All Go Wrong?’
- Restraining calls on on-demand performance bonds – practical considerations for Contractors and Employers
- Rise and Fall
- Getting Paid: A New Bill to Streamline Construction Disputes in Thailand
- Termination of Construction Contracts for Non-Payment
- Constructive Acceleration Claims – Challenging, but Not Impossible
- Contractual Incentives for Environmental Compliance in Construction Contracts
- Getting on Board: why not, if it is a Dispute Board?
- Concurrent Delays – Time Does Not Equal Money
- When is a Written Instruction not a Condition Precedent for a Successful Variation Claim?
- Security of Payment (Amendment) Act 2018 – Is it time to take a 2nd look at the UK approach to adjudication?
- The Magic Lies in the 'M' – EPC and EPCM Contracts
- Collaborative Contracting in Construction Projects – A new frontier
- Enforcement of Procedural Timelines in Arbitrations
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