Maxwell Lectures Webinar: Lex Constructionis

Maxwell Lectures Webinar: Lex Constructionis – or My Country’s Rules?

We were delighted to have Dr Donald Charrett as the speaker for our very first Maxwell Lectures webinar, Lex Constructionis – or My Country’s Rules? on 10 September 2020. Dr Charrett spoke on the topic of construction law and the current trends in the industry, especially in light of Covid-19.

Dr Charrett is a Barrister and practices in construction law as an Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, Mediator and Member of Dispute Boards. He is a member of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators and an accredited FIDIC Trainer. As a Senior Fellow at Melbourne University, he co-presents a Master’s course in international construction law. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he worked as an engineer for over 30 years. Dr Charrett has also published widely and presented numerous conference papers and training courses. He is the author and editor of five books on construction law, including “The International Application of FIDIC Contracts: A Practical Guide”.

Contract law in all countries in the world is based on the twin principles of freedom of contract, and pacta sunt servanda. However, each jurisdiction has laws that impact on contracts for construction work. Local laws apply if the governing law of the contract is in the jurisdiction, if the site of the construction work is in the jurisdiction, or if the seat of dispute resolution is in the jurisdiction. This lecture explores the question of whether there are universally accepted principles of construction law, a lex constructionis, or whether it is trumped in every jurisdiction by local laws that differ from international norms.

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You may download the webinar slides here.

Programme

Webinar Details

Speaker:

DR DONALD CHARRETT

Dr Charrett is a Barrister and practises in construction law as an Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, Mediator and Member of Dispute Boards. He is a member of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators and an accredited FIDIC Trainer. As a Senior Fellow at Melbourne University, he co-presents a Master’s course in international construction law. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he worked as an engineer for over 30 years.

Dr Charrett has published widely and presented numerous conference papers and training courses. He is the author/joint author/editor of five books on construction law, including “The International Application of FIDIC Contracts: A Practical Guide”.

Who should attend?

This lecture will be of interest to legal practitioners, arbitration professionals and academics and students interested in the challenges inherent in the international practice of construction law.

Attendance Policy

“Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.”

Practice Area: Building & Construction

Training Category: General

Earn 1 Public CPD Point

Terms

1) Registration – Limited slots are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

2) Cancellations – If you are unable to attend, a substitute participant is welcome. Please inform us of the substitute participant’s particulars in filling up the registration form.

The Organiser reserves the right to cancel or alter the content and timing of the programme or the identity of the speakers. In the event that the Seminar is cancelled by the Organiser, the participants will be notified prior to the webinar.