Please note that participants would be required to attend 2 evening sessions (register once to attend both sessions):

1. Session 1 : Wednesday , 11th May 2016, 5.30pm-8.00pm
2. Session 2 : Wednesday, 18th May 2016, 5.30pm-8.00pm

About the Workshop

The Honourable Justice Quentin Loh in his keynote address at the SCL(S) Annual Construction Law Conference 2012, highlighted the importance of proper management of evidence; the proper state of preparation for hearings, including the use of Scott Schedules and Expert Witness Conferencing.
This updated 1st re-run of SCL(S) highly successful 2014 Workshop on Managing Construction Disputes & Resolution covers the increasingly interesting and relevant use of Scott Schedules and Expert Witness Conferencing often used in Mediation, Arbitration and Court proceeding.

The following are addressed in this workshop:

1. 
   The history and rationale of Scott Schedules, and explanation of their use in dispute resolution.
2. 
   Review of samples of Scott Schedules, and the application of Scott Schedules in practical workshop exercises.
3. 
   Sharing of experiences of both Expert Witness Conferencing and the use of Scott Schedules, in a Singapore context, under both Court and Arbitration contexts.

This workshop is highly recommended for all professionals involved in construction law, including lawyers, expert witnesses, arbitrators and officers of the Courts.

Workshop Programmes

Session 1 - Scott Schedules (Wednesday, 11 May 2016)

Session 2 - Expert Witnesses Conferencing (Wednesday, 18 May 2016)

About the Chairperson:

Mr. Anil Changaroth FCIArb FSIArb - Managing Director, CHANGAROTH CHAMBERS LLC

An Arbitrator, Mediator, Advocate and Solicitor of Singapore and Solicitor of England and Wales, Anil initiated the development of this Workshop in his term as the SCL(S) chairman 2012-2014. His practice primarily involves commercial, civil, corporate and criminal dispute resolution with a focus on Construction industry related mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation, representing parties in the Asian region. Having also been in-house counsel and head of the Contracts Advisory and Dispute Management services with the then Davis Langdon and Seah and part of the international arbitration practice group of the then Lovells Lee & Lee, Anil was also the honorary treasurer of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators 2011 – 2013, currently SCL(S)’s international Liaison to SCL (International) group and is legal advisor to the Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers and the Singapore Institute of Architects. His Chambers’ focus is on Counselling the Business and the Business of Counselling.

About the Speakers:
Mr. Edwin Lee – Partner, Eldan Law LLP

Edwin is one of the founding partners of Eldan Law LLP. Practising for close to 20 years, Edwin has argued both major courtroom disputes and arbitrations. Apart from his active legal practice, Edwin is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the National University of Singapore, and a trainer with the BCA on construction law. Edwin is an accredited adjudicator with the Singapore Mediation Centre, and a member of the Construction Adjudication Accreditation Committee, which oversees the selection and assessment of adjudicators. He is extremely familiar with the adjudication regime, having acted as Counsel in numerous adjudications and as both Adjudicator and Review Adjudicator to hear adjudications and adjudication reviews. He successfully acted for the claimant in the recent landmark Court of Appeal decision in Lee Wee Lick Terence v Chua Say Eng [2012] SGCA 63. Edwin is the author of Building Contract Law in Singapore, 2nd Edition (2003), a co-author of Law & Practice of Injunctions in Singapore (2004), co-author of Confidentiality in Arbitration (2007), and one of the general editors of the annual Singapore Construction Adjudication Review. He is cited as a leading Singapore practitioner in Euromoney’s 2013 Guide to the World's Leading Construction Lawyers.

Mr. Darren Benger - Director, ATA Architects Pte Ltd

Darren received his Bachelor of Architecture degree with First Class Honours from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1995, and registered with the Board of Architects, Singapore in 2001. Darren received the Graduate Certificate in International Arbitration (GCIA) from the National University of Singapore in 2008. Since 1996 Darren has resided in Singapore, and he is currently a Director of ATA Architects Pte Ltd. Darren is a Council member of the Society of Construction Law (as Treasurer for the 2011/12-2013/14 term). Darren is also a Fellow member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Darren's involvement in the Singapore Institute of Architects includes election to Council for the 2007/08 to 2013/14 terms, and he has actively participated in various SIA committees, including involvement in the Building Contracts Committee since 2007/08, and the ADR Committee since 2008/09 (as chairperson since 2012/13). Darren is also on the SIA Panel of Expert Determinators. Darren has contributed as lecturer/tutor to the building contracts module of the Architectural Practice course for the National University of Singapore - School of Architecture since 2009. Darren has served as an expert witness in various Court cases and arbitrations, including one of the first experts 'Hot Tubbing' cases in the SGHC.

Mr. Christopher Nunns – Managing Director, F T I Consulting (Asia) Construction Solutions

Christopher Nunns is Managing Director of Construction Solutions Asia for the Forensic and Litigation Consulting services sector of FTI Consulting Inc. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Chris has over 30 years’ experience in the international construction industry working with both contractors and consultants. For the last 25 years he has been based in Singapore. He has given expert evidence for arbitration and court proceedings on numerous occasions and is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences in Singapore. Chris is an accredited adjudicator in Singapore. Chris is Immediate Past Chairman of the Society of Construction Law in Singapore and is a member of the ICE Editorial Advisory Panel. Chris graduated from Oxford University in 1976 and joined the Geotechnics Division of Arup in London. He then moved to Singapore to work with an international contractor on a major tunnelling contract. Chris then joined a specialist consultancy providing contractual and project management services in Singapore and internationally.

Mr. David Shuttleworth - Director, Foremost Consultants Pte Ltd

David is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor who runs his own consultancy practice specializing in the provision of contractual and commercial advice, claims management and dispute resolution to the construction and associated industries. Prior to this he was Singapore country manager for a major UK international firm of consultants. He has provided services to many major clients across the Asia Pacific Region including the PRC and in the UAE on a wide range of building, civil engineering, M+E, petrochemical and marine projects. David has been resident in Singapore since 2003 and before this was resident in Hong Kong from 1995. David has held several expert witness appointments in litigation and arbitration and is currently engaged as expert witness on several cases in Singapore. David is a graduate of the University of Aston in Birmingham, UK. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma inArbitration from the College of Estate Management, Reading University, UK and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Building. He is a past President of the Chartered Institute of Building in Singapore from 2009 to 2012 and has also served on the committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in Singapore. He is an accredited mediator and is a mediator panel member of both the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA).

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