About the Seminar:

In this seminar, speakers from the Construction sector as well as from the Legal and Arbitration fraternity will share updates and views regarding challenges met in Construction Arbitration. The seminar will cover some recent findings in cases concerning construction arbitrations and challenges to construction arbitration awards. The attractiveness as well as pitfalls of Construction Arbitration, as well as the use of other alternative methods such as dispute boards, expert determination, med-arb and early neutral evaluation in conjunction with arbitration, will also be discussed. This seminar is crafted for a wide range of audience involved in the construction sector, whether directly or indirectly involved in Arbitration, including lawyers and non-lawyers, arbitrators, engineers, consultants, developers, QS, contract managers, experts and other engaged in the construction industry.

Programme -

5.45pm – 6.15pm    Registration

6.15pm – 6.20pm    Opening Address by Chairman Mr. Steven Lim, Managing Director, Clasis LLC

6.20pm – 7.20pm   “Issues in Construction Arbitration”

                             Ms. Audrey Perez, Director, Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd

                             Mr. Ho Chien Mien, Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP

7.20pm – 7.45pm     Questions & Discus

About the Speakers:

Chien Mien's areas of practice encompass a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work in the areas of construction, engineering and infrastructure projects. Chambers Asia (2009) commends Chien Mien as being “(t)he obvious choice for building and construction work” and for being “really savvy from a commercial and legal point of view”. According to Who’s Who Legal Singapore (2008), Chien Mien “is known for his ‘formidable’ litigation, arbitration and mediation experience, both at home and abroad”. The Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2007/2008) notes that “construction specialist Ho Chien Mien has a solid reputation” and that he “continues to be a leading light in construction disputes”. He is also listed as a key practitioner for Project Finance, Infrastructure and Energy in Asia Law Profiles (2007), for Construction in Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2009/2010/2011) and Who’s Who Legal 2011 and for Projects and Energy in Chambers Asia 2011. Chien Mien sits on the main panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration. He is an Accredited Adjudicator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. He is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and Accredited Arbitrator under the Law Society Arbitration Scheme.

Audrey Perez is a Civil Professional Engineer graduated from Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP) in Paris and a Director in Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd. She joined Bouygues, Dragages Singapore’s mother company in 1994. She was transferred to Dragages Singapore in 1995 where she worked on Construction Projects, from site engineer up to project manager. She covered Procurement, Design, Tendering, Construction and hand-over of milestone design and build projects for Dragages such as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, The Fullerton Hotel, The Ladyhill-Limited Edition residences and several other projects. She was called to join the corporate management team in 2002 where she heads two department: QSE and Completed Projects. Her work includes as well taking over cases from on-going projects when technical and legal issues are interlinked to prevent disputes and to manage the resolution and settlement of disputes. Lead auditor for Dragages and Bouygues, she audits locally and international projects and subsidiaries as well as Paris HQ on various management matters. Throughout her corporate work, she endeavors to participate actively in programs engineered by the BCA and MOM. She provides lectures as well for HDB, PSB, WSHC, SGBC, SCAL, IES, CIOB and regionally. She writes in several local and international publications regarding various aspects of construction. Audrey is a Fellow and Council Member of the SIArb and sat as Council Member of the Society of Construction Law (“SCL”). She is a writer and regular speaker for that SCL and the course leader for the SCL Engineering 101 (Construction course for non-engineers). She participates voluntarily and actively to various committees at both SIArb and SCL to help bridge the gap between Construction Law and actual Construction challenges. Audrey is an accredited Arbitrator and chairs the Special Focus Committee for SIArb.

About the Chairperson:

Steven Lim, a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, practices in Singapore as Managing Director of Clasis LLC, a Singapore law firm, working in association with Clyde & Co. Steven has more than 18 years' experience in disputes, particularly in arbitration, construction, shipbuilding, energy and oil and gas cases. He has represented clients in large and complex international arbitrations before several arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA and SIAC and under the UNCITRAL rules. Steven also sits as an arbitrator, as a member of the ICDR's International Panel of Arbitrators, the SIAC Panel of Arbitrators and the KLRCA Panel of International Arbitrators and sits as an arbitrator for ICC cases. 

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