Singapore

Building on the strength of the community of Societies of Construction Law, this “Focus on Asia” Conference will bring together thought leaders from across the region to address how the growth of the regional construction industry has impacted on corresponding legal developments, regulation and policy. SCL (Singapore) is pleased to have Sir Vivian Ramsey grace the occasion as our Keynote Speaker. Participants will explore current trends, latest developments and the future direction of construction industry regulation across the region.

Since the Inaugural Annual Construction Law Updates seminar in January 2011, SCL (Singapore) has organised an annual update which has been well-received as a key landmark in each year's construction law-related training calendar.  SCL (Singapore) is pleased to present its must-attend annual overview of key legal issues affecting the construction law industry in Singapore this past year.

Our distinguished speakers, Mr. Chow Kok Fong and Mr. Ho Chien Mien, will discuss updates on cases relating to the Security of Payment Act and recent building & construction cases.

Pure economic loss has, for some time, been a relatively difficult remedy as a “worth incurred without any physical injury to any asset of the plaintiff." Have the parameters been recently refined or do the courts still fear that if pure economic loss were actionable, there would be no reasonable limit to a defendant's liability and the courts would become overwhelmed with claims?

Ms. Rashda Rana SC will explore the development and the current status of claims for pure economic loss in England and Australia.

‘Constructive’ refers to something that is inferred or implied.
Definition of the term ‘Constructive’:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary: declared such by judicial construction or
interpretation;
Oxford Dictionaries: Law not obvious or stated explicitly; derived by inference.

Termination of a contract is rarely straightforward and is usually a decision of last resort. Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC will review the issues employers and contractors need to consider when contemplating termination. 

"This article is published at 31 Int'l Constr. L. Rev. 537 (Oct. 2014), and is reproduced by kind permission of the author and of the editors and publishers of The International Construction Law Review".