Forthcoming
Meetings
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED VENUE
All members are welcome to attend the following
technical meetings, which start at 6 for 6.30pm unless otherwise stated. They
are organised for you by your local branch. Attendance is free to all grades of
members and the atmosphere is informal. We especially welcome our newer
members, who can meet and share experiences with other members of all grades.
Existing and aspiring Chartered Arbitrators and
members of Panels are reminded that they are required to gain at least 60 CPD
points in each three-year period. Our technical meetings each count as 1.5 CPD
points. So whether you are looking to add to your CPD, are interested in the
topics, or just want to do some networking, why not come along?
Tea and coffee will be available before each talk
and dinner will be available at a cost of £15.00 per person, payable on
the night, for those wishing to stay afterwards. For further information on any
of the events below, please contact the South East Branch Chairman, Helena
Brown (helena.brown@mcms.co.uk).
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TECHNICAL MEETINGS ARE
ACCREDITED BY THE LAW SOCIETY AS 1.5 CPD HOURS
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Tuesday 13th May 2008 : MOCK PRELIMINARY
MEETING
ROD O'DRISCOLL & PHILIP FIDLER
Bridge House Hotel, Reigate
Hill, Reigate RH2 9RP
You will have heard of, and perhaps attended, a
mock hearing, as part of your training or CPD as an arbitrator or party
representative. What you may well have missed is how to avoid the many pitfalls
you might face at, and following, an interlocutory meeting. Just as many
problems and difficulties arise from interlocutory matters as may find their
way into an Award. The process used during Arbitration is a key factor
contributing to the publication of a good Award. Notwithstanding this, it is
noteworthy that much of the available training to date concentrates on Award
writing, with relatively little attention being paid to the skill of
determining and communicating clear and concise practical processes for the
resolution of a dispute. At our meeting in May, Rod and Philip plan to
enlighten, inform and test those who wish to know more about this important
aspect of the 'nuts and bolts' of successful arbitration management.
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Tuesday 10th June 2008 : ARBITRATION UPDATE
ROBERT EVANS,KEATING CHAMBERS
Bridge House Hotel, Reigate Hill, Reigate
RH2 9RP
Robert Evans began his career as a civil engineer,
working for international consultants and contractors in the UK and in Hong
Kong. He was admitted as a corporate member of the Institution of Civil
Engineers in 1985. He was called to the Bar in 1989 and, as a member of Keating
Chambers, specialises in construction, engineering and energy disputes and
professional negligence work in the UK and abroad. He is a Fellow of the CIArb.
Robert's practice covers a wide variety of advisory work, drafting and
advocacy, both in the High Court and in arbitration (domestic and
international). He has acted for national and local governments, public
authorities, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, architects and
engineers. Notable recent cases include the British Coal Respiratory Diseases
Litigation contribution claim against Coal Mining Contractors and a substantial
arbitration in Mexico relating to a petrochemical plant. Robert has also been
involved in a major contractor/sub-contractor dispute in Hong Kong on a resort
complex, as well as a highway dispute in Dubai, and a lengthy arbitration in
relation to an architect's fees claim, with cross-claims for professional
negligence. His is author of the chapter on Mediation in the Engineers Dispute
Resolution Handbook (2006), a contributor to Keating on Construction Contracts
- Eighth Edition (2006) and a member of the editorial team for Keating on
Building Contracts, 7th Edition (2001). Robert will no doubt provide us with
an invaluable round up of what developments we should all be aware of in 2008.
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Future date for your diary - Tuesday 9th
September 2008
EXPERT or DISPUTE RESOLVER : NICHOLAS CHEFFINGS, PARTNER,
LOVELLS LLP
Venue to be confirmed (Please check
www.arbitrate.org.uk)
This will concern you and anyone interested in
dispute resolution.
The RICS is producing new Practice Statements on
Expert Witnesses and Surveyors Acting as Advocates. These are likely to set the
standard for all those acting as expert witnesses in property and construction
disputes. This is an extensive subject but Nicholas Cheffings will endeavour to
summarise the duties of an expert witness and the changes that are being made
in the Practice Statement. Arbitrators and Adjudicators in particular will
expect those making representations to comply and give their true opinion or
declare from the start that they are acting as advocates, but even advocates
have a duty to the tribunal. This will be a practical and essential guide.
Nicholas Cheffings is a partner in the
international law firm Lovells LLP. He heads the firm's Real Estate Disputes
team and is ranked as a leader in his field. Nicholas is a Solicitor-Advocate
and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a PACT-qualified
Arbitrator and regularly acts as an arbitrator and as a legal assessor to
surveyor arbitrators and independent experts. Nicholas is also an ARD-Net and
CEDR-accredited mediator and has sat as a mediator on many occasions. He is the
author of a number of articles and papers in the leading property and legal
publications on a range of property topics and is a regular speaker at
conferences. Nicholas was a member of the RICS working group reviewing the
practice statement and guidance note Surveyors Acting as Expert Witnesses and
has been a consultant to the RICS Standing Review Committee (SRC).
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