Practical Problems Arising from the Pacing of Delays on Construction Projects

Wednesday 24 February 2016, 05:00pm – 07:30pm Hits : 1199 Location :Intellioffices, Level 11, 146 Robinson Road, Singapore 068909 Date: Wednesday 24 February 2016 Time: 05:00pm – 07:30pm About the Seminar: The talk will be focused on pacing of delays, a prevalent occurrence on construction projects both in Singapore and abroad. There is unfortunately little […]
Singapore Annual Construction Law Update 2016

Wednesday 27 January 2016, 05:00pm – 07:30pm Hits : 2117 Location :STI Auditorium, Level 9, 168 Robinson Road Capital Tower, Singapore 068912 Date: Wednesday 27 January 2016 Time: 05:00pm – 07:30pm About the Seminar: Since the Inaugural Annual Construction Law Updates seminar in January 2011, SCL (Singapore) has organised an annual update which has been […]
Construction law university programmes (Masters level)

Germany: Masterstudiengang Baurecht und Baumanagement (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg) Zusatzqualifikation Privates Baurecht (Philipps Universität Marburg) Master Studiengang Baurecht (Philipps Universität Marburg) Master Studiengang Internationales Baurecht (Universität Stuttgart) United Kingdom: Construction Law & Dispute Resolution (MSc) (King’s College, London) Construction Law & Practice Masters LLM/MSc (University of Salford, Manchester) International Construction Law (Postgraduate Diploma/Masters) ( UWE University of the […]
List of European Societies of Construction Law

Listed below are European Societies of Construction Law Association Française pour le Droit de la Construction (French Society of Construction Law) Belgian Society of Construction Law – Flemish website (Belgium) Belgian Society of Construction Law – French website (Belgium) Česká společnost pro stavební právo (Czech Republic) Det Danske Selskab for Byggeret (The Danish Society for Construction […]
Studies in European Construction Law

Editors Monika Chao-Duivis, Giovanni Iudica, Benoît Kohl, Anthony Lavers, Hugues Périnet-Marquet, Hubert Stöckli, Panagiotis Verveniotis Year of publication 2015 ISBN 978-94-6315-007-1 Length […]
ESCL Annual Conference 2016 (Vienna)

Friday, October 7, 2016 ESCL Annual Conference 2016 (Vienna) The topic of the conference is going to be: “Standards and Construction law” The programme of the conference will follow in march 2016. E-Mail address of the Austrian Society for Construction Law and Construction Business Management: contact@oegebau.at Venue: Vienna, Austria
Types of construction disputes

As a result of the risks and complexities that are naturally inherent with construction projects as well as the diverging interests of the parties involved, claims could be considered an unavoidable consequence of construction processes.[1] Construction disputes generally concern claims for payment, claims for loss and expense caused by delays or disruption during design and/or […]
What is Construction law?

Construction Law deals primarily with contract law and encompasses all aspects of the legal process, from the initial bidding on the project, to the negotiation and the formation of the agreements and contracts. Construction law also governs disputes between the parties involved in the construction process (i.e. builder and homeowner). There are many laws that […]
Legal Responsibility for Defects in Construction

People around the world enter and inhabit residential and commercial buildings every day. Most of us take for granted that these buildings are structurally sound and safe, but defects in construction and design can cause serious injury and even death when buildings collapse or safety is compromised. Construction workers, building inhabitants and pedestrians are put […]
Construction Contracts Terms: Deadlines and Delays

Deadlines and Delays Deadlines and delays are No. 3 on the list of top ten construction contract terms. A construction contract will often have many deadlines, but one deadline looms largest: substantial completion. That’s because substantial completion is when the Work reaches the point where an owner can rent it, sell it, or work or live […]