Dear fellow SCL(S) members,

It is with great pleasure that I find myself with the privilege of penning this message to welcome you all to our 74^th edition of the SCL(S) Newsletter, and the first newsletter for 2025.

The SCL(S) events calendar kicked off with our Annual Construction Law Update on 13 February 2025.  It has regularly been one of our most popular events, and this year was no exception almost 150 delegates in attendance.  We had the privilege of Ms Lynette Chew providing the Singapore Law update and Mr David Thomas KC providing the UK Law update.  The updates were both excellent and we all know how much work goes into preparing for these sessions, so a big “thank you” goes out to both Lynette and David.

Within this edition of our newsletter, you will find:

• an article on some recent judgements relating to the SOP Act; and
• an article examining some of the issues encountered in agreeing or accepting a programme at project inception.

Looking ahead, there will be the 17th edition of the excellent Construction Law 101 course, which will be run over four days in March 2025.  Shortly following this in April and May, our Professional Development Committee will be delivering two seminars; one exploring AI in construction law, and the other exploring the duties and responsibilities of project consultants.

On behalf of the SCL(S) Council, thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you all in the upcoming events.

Trevor Lam
Chairman, SCL (Singapore)