Construction Claims and ADR Conference for Sabah and Sarawak 2024
Posted on 19 Jul 2024
Source of News: Quantity Surveying Branch
The event featured a Special Address by the Director of Public Works, Sarawak, YBrs. Ir. Ts. Gs. Br. Dr. Cassidy Anak Morris. Esteemed attendees included YBhg. Tan Sri James Foong - Retired Federal Court Judge and Director of Legal Plus; The Honorable Justice Dato Dr. Hj. Alwi Bin Hj. Abdul Wahab - High Court Judge of Kuching, Justice Tuan Nadzarin Bin Wok Nordin - High Court Judge of Kuala Lumpur (Construction); Mr. Gurvir Singh Sandhills - President of Advocates Association of Sarawak; Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Susan - Chairperson of Protem Committee, AIAC Court of Arbitration and Retired Federal Court Judge of Malaysia; Datuk Yew Jen Kie - Chairperson, Sarawak Institute of Arbitrators and Dispute Resolution and Retired Court of Appeal Judge of Malaysia; and a whole host of renown dignitaries.
Session 1: Claiming for Liquidated Damages "AND/OR" General Damages in Construction Contracts
Session 2: Can Contractors Use ChatGPT or AI in Preparing Construction Claims or Writing Correspondences and Notices Required under the Construction Contract?
Session 3: The Conundrum in Choosing the Seat and Venue of Arbitration for Construction Projects in the Borneo Region
Session 4: Should We "CIPAA" or Not?
Attendees included the law fraternity, adjudicators, as well as the various professions from the construction industry including architects, engineers and quantity surveyors from around the region as well as from overseas, constituting a diverse and knowledgeable audience.
