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Forthcoming Meetings 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, Colin Featherstone (colin@cf-associates.co.uk). PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TECHNICAL MEETINGS ARE ACCREDITED BY THE LAW SOCIETY AS 1.5 CPD HOURS |
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6.30 PM Thursday 10th September 2009 at the Bridge House Hotel Reigate JOHN D CAMPBELL QC FCIArb. CIArb President's talk John Campbell is a Scottish Queen's Counsel, qualified to practice throughout the UK. He became an Advocate in 1981, and was appointed a QC in 1998. He lives near Edinburgh. His practice is mainly in property and land law, and he has a specialised practice in town and country planning, and in alternative dispute resolution work. He is actively involved in arbitration and ADR, and has conducted more than 100 public inquiries. He is an accredited Mediator, a Construction Adjudicator, and a Chartered Arbitrator. He has been Chairman of the Scottish Branch of the CIArb, Chairman of the former Executive Board, and was the first Chairman of the Institute's Boards of Management and Trustees. He took the lead, along with the previous Director General, on all the Royal Charter changes, and has been active in Institute affairs since the mid-1990s. He was elected Deputy President in 2007 and succeeded Teresa Cheng SC as the Institute's President in 2009. |
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6.30 PM Tuesday 13th October 2009 Reigate Bridge Hotel Richard Rogers CIArb Marketing department. Apologies for absence received from IDRS Richard Rodger Dip DM, MIDM, MCIArb (Accredited Mediator) Marketing & Communications Manager for the CIArb will provide an update on current developments in marketing and will provide a briefing on behalf of IDRS. |
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6.30 PM Tuesday 10th November 2009, Holiday Inn, Gatwick Ian Williams, Talk on T5 or Olympics Speaker Biography: Ian is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Institute of Arbitrators. He has 25 years experience in major engineering projects in the UK, Southern Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia, with much of the last 15 years being involved in the delivery of large complex underground railway infrastructure projects and airport terminal infrastructure in challenging environments. He is currently Head of Projects for the Government Olympic Executive. Presentation Overview: London was awarded the 2012 Olympic & Paralympics Games. With three years to go to the Games this presentation will cover the delivery aspects of the venues and infrastructure for the 2012 Games and the legacy benefits the Games will bring. The presentation will include an overview of the governance, management structure and funding for the delivery of the Olympic Games, a description of the Olympic Park at Stratford and the main venues to be constructed, and progress to date. |
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7.00 PM 21st January 2010, Copthorne Hotel, Copthorne Way, Copthorne, Nr Gatwick West Sussex, RH10 3PG. For change of location please follow the link below: http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/copthornegatwick/attractions/index.html Joint meeting with the Surrey and Sussex branches of the CIOB. Matt Malloy, MSc FRICS FCIOB FCIArb MAE Barrister & Chartered Arbitrator. Adjudication: The Construction Bill Amendments & Adjudication update. Matt Malloy has worked in the construction industry since 1987. He qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 1993. He formed MCMS in 1996 and has specialised in providing quantity surveying services, contract advice and dispute resolution services to a wide variety of clients. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Chartered Arbitrator, and he is a practicing Member of the Academy of Experts. He is also a CEDR and RICS Mediator and Expert Determiner. He was called to the Bar in 2001. He is a familiar face in the dispute resolution world, serving on the RICS, TeCSA, CIArb, CEDR, CIC and AICA panels of Adjudicators and has been appointed as Adjudicator on more than 200 occasions, in construction and engineering disputes on projects ranging up to £87m, including PFI and PPP contracts. He has also been appointed as Arbitrator by the ICC. Please note: the venue has been changed due to the popularity of previous joint meetings. The event itself is free, however there is a 2 course diner afterwards which is currently priced at £20 per head, though depending on numbers, we may be able to negotiate the figure down. If you intend to stay for diner afterwards, please advise Angela George by 7th January 2010. . t: + 44 (0) 845 070 6097 f: + 44 (0) 845 070 6098 e: ageorge@ciob.org.uk w: wwww.ciob.org.uk |
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6.30PM Tuesday 9th February 2010, Reigate Bridge Hotel Simon Murray: Head of Costs Litigation Simon has been in the costs industry for almost 20 years. He started his own legal costs consultancy in 1994, which he built in to a substantial operation, specialising in acting for paying parties. In 2004 Simon went in to partnership with Keelys Solicitors, resulting in a business dealing with legal costs from cradle to grave. Professionally, he advises and attends detailed assessment hearings in a wide variety of cases of all values, up to high seven figure costs claims, including a number of reported cases. Simon is a monthly contributor to the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen Journal, and has been an Associate of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen since 1996. He also undertakes training and speaks at conferences for a number of clients and organisations. Away from the industry, Simon is a married father of two who competes in Triathlons and follows motor sport keenly. Actual topic on costs to be advised. |
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Tuesday 9th March 2010. AGM. Speaker and topic to be confirmed. Committee Members are invited to stand for re-election. Anyone wishing to join the committee or generally become involved in branch affairs should contact Colin Featherstone: colin@cf-associates.co.uk |
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Tuesday 13th April 2010, Reigate Bridge Hotel. Venue and topic to be advised. |
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Tuesday 11th May 2010. Mr Justice Coulson will provide a view from the bench. |
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Tuesday 8th June 2010 To be confirmed. |
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