Centre of Construction Law th 25 Anniversary Conference BIG QUESTIONS IN CONSTRUCTION LAW THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2012, 2pm-5.30pm (Great Hall, Strand Campus)
FRIDAY 29 JUNE 2012, 9am-5.30pm (Arthur Lucas Lecture Theatre, Strand Campus)
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Centre of Construction Law and the MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, our 2012 Conference will address a number of the big questions which have continued to trouble and test students and aficionados of construction law over the past 25 years: 
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How can parties deal effectively with delay? Can contracts contribute to cooperation and success? Is Safety to be found in Numbers? Do innovations in dispute resolution fulfill their promise? Standard forms – are they up to the job? For example, modern railway projects? The Conference will be opened by the Principal, Professor Sir Richard Trainor KBE and a keynote address by Lord Sutherland who, as Principal from 1985‐1990, presided over the birth of the Centre. The Anniversary Dinner will be held, following a drinks reception, at Gray’s Inn on Thursday 28 June 2012 at 7pm. The Conference is sponsored by Pinsent Masons and supported by The Society of
Construction Law, who were both key supporters in the establishment of the Centre and
have continued their support over the years.
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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Thursday 28 June 2012
2pm
Professor Sir Richard Trainor KBE, Principal Welcome
King’s College London
2.05pm
Lord Sutherland, Principal
King’s College London, 1985-90
2.15pm
Sir Philip Otton, Chairman
2.20pm
Professor John Uff QC CBE
Construction Law – the first 25 years
King’s College London/Keating Chambers
2.40pm
HHJ Anthony Thornton QC
Construction Law – the next 25 years
3.00pm
Manfred Straube OR Wolfgang Breyer
A view from Vienna
3.20pm
Panel Discussion
3.35pm
TEA BREAK
4.00pm
Simon Hughes QC, Keating Chambers
FIDIC under different jurisdictions
4.20pm
Professor Guido Carducci
Comparative sub-contracts
4.40pm
Steve Bamforth, Griffiths & Armour
Comparative insurance practices
5.00pm
Yuri Botiuk
Russian construction law: key features
5.20pm
Panel Discussion
5.35pm
END OF CONFERNCE
Keynote address
Friday 29 June 2012
Chairman – Mark Lane, Pinsent Masons
9.30am
Sir Vivian Ramsey
Different perspectives on time
9.50am
Dr Ronan Champion, Champion Pearce
Acceleration
10.10am
Julian Bailey, CMS Cameron McKenna
Features of Australian construction law
10.30am
Shy Jackson, Pinsent Masons
Good faith
10.50am
COFFEE BREAK
11.15am
Dr David Mosey, Trowers & Hamlins
Relational contracting
11.35am
Professor Ewan McKendrick,
Oxford University
Force majeure
11.55am
Panel Discussion
12.10pm
Professor Ragnar Lofstedt
King’s College London
Safety regulations
12.30pm
John Barber, King’s College London
Crime and punishment
12.50pm
Panel Discussion
1.00pm
LUNCH in Great Hall
Chairman: Professor Phillip Capper
2.00pm
Dr Robert Gaitskell QC, Keating Chambers Comparative DR process
2.20pm
Chris Ennis, Davis Langdon
Expert witness internationally
2.40pm
Justin Mort, Keating Chambers
Issues in adjudication
3pm
Nicholas Fletcher,
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Arbitration – still fit for purpose?
3.20pm
Christina Lockwood, Fenwick Elliott
Current research on costs in the TCC
3.40pm
TEA
4pm
Professor Phillip Capper, Emma Colquhoun,
Jon Hart, Emma Laverty
Standard forms and railway projects
5.30pm
Closing remarks
5.45pm
END OF CONFERENCE
DIRECTIONS:
The Great Hall and Arthur Lucas Lecture Theatre can be found on the Strand Campus of King’s
College, London.
Maps and directions can be found at:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/campuses/strand/Strand.aspx
Centre of Construction Law ‐ 25th Anniversary Conference BOOKING
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