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Since its foundation in 1983, the Society of Construction Law has worked to promote for the public benefit education, study and research in the field of construction law and related subjects (including adr, arbitration and adjudication), both in the UK and overseas.

The Society now has 2122 members from all sectors of the construction industry. It is run by a Council of 20 elected members.

The Society holds frequent meetings and other events in London and around the country.

The Society welcomes new members, both 'full' and 'overseas e-members'. Read more about benefits, and how to apply.

We have regional coordinators in many parts of UK & Eire, and contacts with Societies in Europe and Hong Kong.

Looking for a case? Take advantage of our many useful links, covering case law as well as the Construction Act, industry bodies and much more.

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LATEST NEWS

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
A discount of 10% is offered if you renew your full membership before the end of January. Click here and choose the third option to take up this offer.

NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Society will be on Thursday 15 January 2009 in Newcastle. Click here for details of this and other forthcoming meetings.

LEEDS CONFERENCE
The Leeds region of SCL will hold its Annual Conference In partnership with the RICS & Leeds Metropolitan University on March 6. The topic is “Resolving disputes in construction through Adjudication” and the speakers will include the Honourable Mr Justice Ramsey and the Honourable Mr Justice Akenhead. Full details in this flyer.

DISPUTE BOARD CONFERENCE
The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation's (DRBF) 9th Annual International Conference will be held on 16-17 May in London, UK.  An annual gathering of Dispute Board practitioners and users of the process, this year’s conference will address “Dispute Boards Worldwide: Practical applications in common law and civil law jurisdictions” with an emphasis on the use of DBs in differing legal environments.  A one-day training workshop will be held on 15 May in conjunction with the conference.  For more information, contact the DRBF at www.drb.org. SCL members are entitled to the same discount as DRBF members.

LATEST NEWSLETTER
The December members newsletter is online.

LUNCH AT THE BREWERY
SCL's annual Lunch at the Brewery will take place on February 13th 2009. The speaker will be Gavin Esler, writer, broadcaster and presenter of BBC’s Newsnight. Full details of this event, which is open to SCL members and their guests only, are in this flyer, and you can book your places online.

POWERPOINT SLIDES
The slides from the talk by Alexander Nissen QC at the National Liberal Club on November 4, entitled “A designer's duty - a time for review”, are available for download.

NEW PAPERS
Two new papers have been added to our publications page: "Catching Water in a Net: The Elusive Concept of 'A Reasonable Settlement'" (by Judge Peter Coulson QC), and "Payment under the Construction Act: Current Case Law" (by Nicholas Gould).

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
"Alliance Contracting - Reshaping Australian Infrastructure", a PowerPoint presentation given by John Gallagher and Jim Freehely at the London SCL meeting on 2nd September 2008, is available for download.