[SMULA] Recent Highlights in Construction Law

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SMU LAW ACADEMY “RECENT HIGHLIGHTS” SERIES

Recent Highlights in Construction Law

Kishan Pillay

Director

Breakpoint LLC

SYNOPSIS

This webinar will explore the significant developments in construction law in Singapore over the past year. This will cover topics such as variations, liquidated damages, force majeure clauses, statutory adjudication under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, and developing trends in the management of construction disputes. The discussion will also include recent, important decisions in other jurisdictions, and their (potential) impact on our local jurisprudence.

This session is part of the SMU Law Academy “Recent Highlights” series. Designed with the busy practitioner in mind, this series provides participants with a convenient platform to obtain timely and practical bite-sized analysis of the latest developments in various areas of the law. The series will be taught by leading and experienced experts curated from academia and practice. Each topic in the series is distilled into a short-duration online webinar so that busy legal professionals can be effectively updated with the most material developments affecting their practice.

SPEAKER

Kishan is a Director of Breakpoint LLC. Kishan’s main area of practice in in litigation and dispute resolution, with a focus on building and construction disputes. He counts among his clients developers, local and foreign contractors, and professional consultants, and has successfully represented his clients at all levels of the Singapore Courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. Kishan has particular experience in matters relating to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, having acted in numerous adjudication and adjudication review applications, and related applications to the High Court.

FEES

a. Registration Fee
Registration fee of S$121.50* (inclusive of GST) applies

b. Group Registration
Registration fee of S$109.35* (inclusive of GST) applies if there are at least 10 participants from the same organisation.

c. SMU Alumni (LLB / JD / LLM graduates)
Registration fee of S$109.35* (inclusive of GST) applies for SMU LLB/ JD/ LLM Alumni

*Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email: smulawacademy@smu.edu.sg, by 18 August 2023.

SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid.

Registration closes on 18 August 2023.

Complimentary for SMU Law Faculty, Staff & Students. Please sign up with your SMU email address.

DATE

25 August 2023

TIME

12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

PUBLIC CPD POINTS

1.5 points

VENUE

Webinar

PRACTICE AREA

Building & Construction

TRAINING LEVEL

Update

PROGRAMME

12:15 PM	Participants to log in to webinar

12:30 PM	Start of Event

2:00 PM	End of Event

ABOUT THE SMU LAW ACADEMY

The SMU Law Academy has an established track record of providing the legal profession with high quality seminars and other opportunities to remain fully informed about contemporary legal developments in Singapore and beyond. Its carefully curated listing of seminars is developed with the profession’s multi-faceted needs in mind and meets the requirements of the CPD scheme. The Academy also administers the Auditing Scheme which enables members of the legal profession to consolidate and upgrade their understanding of the law by auditing courses in the School’s LL.B., J.D. and LL.M. programmes. For an overview of upcoming SMU Law Academy events, please click here.

ABOUT THE SILE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

This programme is an Accredited CPD Activity under the SILE’s CPD Scheme. Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.silecpdcentre.sg for more information.

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