Inevitably the papers were very diverse and, whilst this was certainly intended, my overall impression was that we did not quite succeed in merging the ‘construction’ with the ‘law’. I would like to categorise this as a learning experience for SCL. We need to be constantly striving to bring the construction lawyers and the industry professionals together, not just in the same room but in the same intellectual pursuit. Next year, I hope we will find another topical theme that we can use as a basis for sharing our professional knowledge and ideas.

Looking back further still, I am pleased to report on changes to our current Council. At the AGM in August, Hon Sec Joseph Liow stood down from the Council as a result of his work commitments and Zoe Stollard kindly agreed to replace Joe as Secretary for the 2nd year of this Council’s 2 year term. Zoe is already responsible for Publications and I’m extremely grateful to her for stepping up to perform a dual role.

Similarly, I am pleased to announce that we have co-opted Denash Gopal onto the Council. Denash has been a member of SCL for quite some time and he is professionally involved in the Oil & Gas Sector of the construction industry. The SCL Singapore Council has a standing committee tasked with the development of interest and membership in what we have vaguely called ‘specialist sectors’, meaning those important parts of the construction industry which fall outside the better-known building and civil engineering sectors. This standing committee is led by Darren Benger and in the new year Darren will be working closely with Denash to encourage greater participation from the oil & gas, power and industrial scene. With help from Denash, the specialist sector standing committee will then be free to identify other specialist sectors (tunnelling perhaps?) which have specific and often unique interests.

Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Christopher Nunns
Chairman
2010 - 2012