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Arbitration for Engineers, Technical Professionals & Contractors (rerun36)

 

 

Given the size, scope and increasing complexities of building engineering construction projects, there are bound to be claims & disputes between owners of projects, engineers, contractors and other stakeholders. Certainly, in the interests of harmonious long term relationships, the disputing parties must pull all stops to come to amicable settlements by themselves or through mediation.

 As disputes often involve multiple parties with divergent interests, risks and expectation, the disputants are unable to resolve their difference or disputes themselves or through mediation or they come to a deadlock. As such, the disputing parties will require intervention of an independent third party and refer their dispute to the court or to arbitration as there must be a finality to resolve their disputes.

Since all the three main standard forms of contract in Singapore and also, most international standard forms stipulate Arbitration as the final dispute resolution process, it is pertinent for PEs, Engineers, Architects, Employers, Project Managers, Technical Professionals, Contractors, etc to have a knowledge of Arbitration. This course is therefore timely and handy in achieving this.

 

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Date Scheduled

2 May 2025 (Friday)

Time

8.30 am - 6.00 pm

Venue

Hotel Grand Pacific
101 Victoria Street. Singapore 188018

This course is available either by zoom  or face-to-face

Registration Fee

$410 per pax (inclusive of lunch & tea-break [for physical attendance only unless not permitted by law], course materials & electronic certificate of attendance; GST not applicable)

Early Bird Registration (Register and pay on or before 25 April 2025)

$360 per pax (inclusive of lunch & tea-break [for physical attendance only unless not permitted by law], course materials & electronic certificate of attendance; GST not applicable)

 

Qualified by the PE Board for 8 PDUs or 8 CET Hours

                                                                                                                         

 

For whom:

Professional Engineers, Engineers, Architects, Technical Professionals, Employers, Business Owners, Directors, Consultants, General Managers, Senior Managers, Project Managers, Contractors, Sub-contractors, etc

**Note: For all disciplines of engineering

 

Objectives:

Objective:

1. To provide participants with an overview & a general understanding of Arbitration as a dispute resolution process as well as the salient points involved in Arbitration. 

 

2. To highlight the differences and advantages & disadvantages  between Arbitration & Litigation in Court proceedings.

 

3. To share with participants some pointers on selection of Arbitrators, the forum (hearing place) and lawyers representing the parties as well as the fees involved, when, where & how to appoint Arbitrators and the qualification of Arbitrators.

 

Benefits

▪ Participants will gain an insight of the requirements, procedures involved, costs and advantages of Arbitration process

▪ This in turn will enable participants to be able to make an informed decision in selecting their lawyers as well as Arbitrator(s) in  Arbitration

 

Course Details of Law Seminar/Programme

-        Brief introduction on the laws of Singapore

-        Overview of the adversarial legal proceedings in Singapore

-        What is Arbitration?

-        Who can refer a dispute to Arbitration and where to arbitrate?

-        Use of Arbitration clause & its implication

-        Where to arbitrate?

-        How & Where to locate arbitration services in Singapore?

-        Some pointers on appointment of suitable of Arbitrator(s) in Singapore

-        What takes place in an Arbitration: the main steps in an arbitration process 

-        Why arbitrate and the advantages & disadvantages compared to Litigation

-        Can party/parties appeal against an Arbitration decision/award?

-        Enforcement of Arbitral Award

-        What are the costs involved?

-        Suggested Guidelines in estimating the costs, including any possibility of capping

-        Some pointers on appointment of lawyers and expert witness, if any

-        How to become &/or appointed as Arbitrator?

-        Questions & Answers

 

 

 

Trainer’s CV:

Mr.Lee Kwok Weng, B.Eng. (Mech.)(S'pore), M.Sc.(Ind.Eng)(NUS), DipBA(NUS), GradDip Mktg.(MIS), LLB(Hons)(Bucks), LLM(Lond), Barrister-at-Law, Advocate & Solicitor (Retired), Supreme Court of Singapore, Accredited Arbitrator & Mediator, MMIS, FIES, Honorary Legal Advisor, IES & SISO, a senior lawyer, was in continuous private legal practice for almost 29 years running his own law firm before his retirement from legal practice.

 

 

A well sought after speaker & trainer, Mr. Lee teaches law & related subjects in a number of tertiary institutions. He has been for many years an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Admin, National University of Singapore, teaching Business Law in the MBA programme. He was an Adjunct Lecturer for many years in NTU & BCA Academy.

 

He specialises in Business Contracts, Negligence, Safety, Environmental, Information Technology and Engineering, Construction & Building Laws. He is a very experienced lecturer and trainer and is well-versed in the technical field, marketing and management practice too.

 

Mr.Lee brings with him considerable industrial project and business development management experience, having worked for more than 12 years as a project engineer/manager in the public & private sectors and eventually as a senior project manager in a leading Multi-national engineering and construction corporation serving the energy, marine, oil and gas industries onshore and offshore.