Reports and Talks

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A designer's duty - a time for review, a PowerPoint presentation given by Alexander Nissen QC at the National Liberal Club on November 4, 2008.

Alliance Contracting - Reshaping Australian Infrastructure, a PowerPoint presentation given by John Gallagher and Jim Freehely at the London SCL meeting on 2nd September 2008

New Construction Contracts: the Irish Experience, a PowerPoint Presentation by Tim Bouchier-Hayes at an SCL meeting in London, 2 October 2007

Improving Payment Practices in the Construction Industry, Report of the DTI's post-consultation event held in London on 14th February 2006, by Anna Rabin, March 2006

Does the TCC Court meet the needs of the construction industry? Note of a panel discussion at a meeting of SCL in London on 1st November 2005 to discuss the TCC Guide, written by Hamish Lal

Construction Law update. Text of a presentation by Nerys Jefford at a construction conference, 7 October 2005

Solving Problems Together. Notes from the after lunch talk given by Zara Lamont, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Construction Clients, at the SCL lunch at the Brewery, London, March 1st 2002.

After dinner speech given by CIC's Graham Watts at the 2002 SCL Annual Dinner, including an insight into the present position on amendments to the Scheme and details of Design Quality Indicators.

Contracted Mediation - Dispute Resolution for Project-based Industries. Notes on a talk given by Patrick Green and Stephen Woodward at the National Liberal Club on 5th June 2001.

Millennium Hudson Prize. Report on the Prize Giving Evening, 1 May 2001.

Australian registration insurance and liability reforms in the building industry. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 21st June 2000.

Resolving complex delay claims. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 6th June 2000.

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 25th May 2000.

Hudson prizewinners 1999. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 4th April 2000. Security in Construction contracts. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 7th March 2000.

The Human Factor in Construction Law. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 9th February 2000.

The Millennium Dome. Lord Falconer's address to the SCL Annual Lunch, 28 January 2000.

Construction Adjudication - some unresolved issues. Report on a meeting of TECBAR and SCL on 18 January 2000

The Impact of Construction Insurance on Risk Allocation. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 2nd November 1999.

Does the Human Rights Act Affect Construction Disputes? Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 5th October 1999.

Adjudication in the construction industry. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 7th September 1999.

Claims for losses suffered by third parties in construction disputes. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 6th July 1999.

The Vulpine TCC. Report on the Meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 8th June 1999.