The law of construction is often not as complicated or as esoteric as the law in niche areas such as shipping and intellectual property. However, one distinguishing feature of construction litigation and arbitration is the volume of documents that are involved. Disputes relating to large construction projects often require counsel to pore over and organize thousands of pages of documents. Managing a construction dispute as counsel often involves superior organizational abilities which can be as important, if not more important, than actual knowledge of the construction law.

The speakers will share useful tips and experience on managing such disputes and will address questions from the audience.

Webinar participants will be able to watch and listen to (via computer audio, recommended for security reasons, or telephone line) the video presentation and Q&A discussion on their screens, as well as participate in the Q&A discussion by sending in their questions to the moderator via text using the built-in Q&A function.

About the Speakers:
Ms. Danna Er - Partner, Eldan Law LLP

Danna is recognised as one of the leading commercial and construction disputes lawyers in Singapore. She is recognised as a recommended lawyer in Doyle’s Guide Leading Construction Litigation Lawyers, by Singapore Business Review as one of the 20 most influential lawyers under the age of 40 and was awarded the Lawyer Monthly Women in Law Award for her outstanding legal expertise and contributions in the practice area of Dispute Resolution. She is also recognised by Junior Chamber International as an outstanding young person of the year for the legal category. She is admitted to practise law in New York and Singapore and specialises in disputes prevention and dispute resolution, with a particular emphasis on international and domestic commercial and construction disputes.

Mr. Ho Yong Kin - Senior Construction Advisor, Chan Neo LLP

Ho graduated in 1996 from the University of the Greenwich, United Kingdom, with a BSc (Honours) in QS. Before joining the firm’s predecessor, Chan Tan & Partners, Ho worked as QS for a consultancy firm and a large Japanese construction company, involved in day-to-day commercial, tendering and contract administration matters in diverse infrastructure, residential and commercial property development projects. Drawing on a wealth of industrial expertise and a passion for building science and engineering, Ho provides efficient technical support to both contentious and non-contentious matters, including reviewing and drafting of building contracts, advising on disputes in construction contracts, resolution of variation claims, delay, disruption, acceleration and termination, and handling SOPA adjudications. Ho is currently an accredited Adjudicator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. He has heard and adjudicated more than 31 adjudications as a sole adjudicator.

Ms. Serena Lim - Director, Business Development, Litigation Edge Pte Ltd

Serena Lim is a co-founder and director of Litigation Edge, a leading provider of eDiscovery, Litigation Support and Hearing solutions and outsourced services to arbitration and litigation practices. At Litigation Edge, Serena has been involved in many document intensive commercial disputes, including construction disputes. Serena is passionate about using technology and workflow to improve the management of documents in document intensive disputes. At Litigation Edge, she has the opportunity to accomplish this at 2 levels: empowering client teams who subscribe to evidence management platforms, and providing cost-efficient services to clients who engage outsourced services. Serena will be discussing the use of technology for evidentiary analysis, annotation, cataloguing, indexing, bundling, automated production of submissions and affidavits, as well as evidence presentation. She will also address how the use of technology can achieve cost savings, and address lawyer burn-out and environmental costs.

Ashok is a seasoned construction litigator and qualified arbitrator. He has represented a wide spectrum of clients in the construction industry – from developers to main contractors and consultants. Ashok’s experience includes acting as lead counsel both in arbitrations under the ICC and SIAC rules and adjudications conducted under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act. Ashok is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and is currently serving as the Assistant Honorary Treasurer in the Council of the Singapore chapter of the Society of Construction Law.

 

Download Brochure HERE. 

Continuing Professional Development  

Practice Area: Building & Construction Training Level: General CPD Points: 1.5