The wait is almost over as we are nearing the opening of the 6th AIAC Pre-Moot which starts with the AIAC YPG Conference tomorrow. With that, we are delighted to announce Hanscomb Intercontinental is a Silver Sponsor for the 6th AIAC Pre-Moot.
The wait is almost over as we are nearing the opening of the 6th AIAC Pre-Moot which starts with the AIAC YPG Conference tomorrow. With that, we are delighted to announce Hanscomb Intercontinental is a Silver Sponsor for the 6th AIAC Pre-Moot.
Hanscomb Intercontinental sponsored another successful Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) North West & North Wales Region & Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) North West Branch Manchester Lecture – ‘Build back better: what it means for surveying, commercial and legal matters’.
Speakers Include:
The staff and shareholders of Hanscomb Intercontinental congratulate our CEO, Sean Gibbs on being made a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
ICE Fellowship, the highest grade of membership, recognises the significant contribution you’ve made to society. It shines a light on you as a civil engineer and your achievements as a leader in the profession, no matter where you are in the world.
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to be supporting the Lighthouse Club again.
Instead of posting Christmas cards this festive season, we have chosen to support the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
by making a donation. They are the only charity that provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. Find out more about their amazing work at lighthouseclub.org
Hanscomb Intercontinental CEO Sean Gibbs attended The Society of Construction Law Lunch in Dublin which took place at the Round Room at Mansion House.
Congratulations to Dr Nael Bunni who was presented with the President’s Medal at the lunch.
Chris Sunderland, Dr Nael Bunni, Arran Dowling-Hussey, Jonathan Pawlowski, Andrew Singer, Keith Kirkwood
Hanscomb Intercontinental’s experts in quantum and technical matters are once again featured in the 2021 WWL.
John Cock and Trevor Pettigrew-Smith are well known experts in their respective fields and are available for instruction on a global basis.
Most lawyers globally are aware that Hanscomb is a leading provider of expert witness and expert advisory services to the global construction, engineering and shipbuilding industries and that quantum and delay are two of the services provided but most aren’t aware of the range of technical expertise. So we have listed some of the key issues we can assist with:
A
Acoustics
Agricultural engineering
Agrochemicals
Architecture
Asbestos
Aviation
B
Baggage handling
Batteries
Biomass
Biomass power generation
Boilers
Bridges
Building automation
Building services engineering
C
Cargo
CCS (carbon capture & storage)
Chemical plants
Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Civil engineering
Civil infrastructure
Cladding
CCGT (combined-cycle gas turbine)
power plants
CFD (computational fluid dynamics)
Computer forensics
Concrete structures
Construction management
Construction materials – aluminium, carpets, concrete, geotextiles, glass, masonry, steel, tiling, timber
Contaminated land
Corrosion & coatings
Cranes
Cybersecurity & privacy
D
Data centres
AC & DC systems
Demolition
Desalination
Design
District heating systems
Drainage
Drilling & completion
E
Earthworks
Electrical engineering
Electrical & instrumentation (E&I)
Electrical power generation
Electrical networks & infrastructure
Electrical plant & equipment
Electronics
Elevators & escalators
Emissions
Energy economics
Energy from waste
Energy efficiency
Energy transition
Engine control
Engineering management
Environmental engineering
Environmental audits & permitting
F
Façades
Facilities management
FEED (front end engineering
design)
FEA (finite element analysis)
Fire engineering
Fire investigations
Fire safety systems
FPSOs (floating production, storage
& offloading units)
Fluidised bed combustion
Food & drink
Foundations
Franchising & procurement
Fuel cells & power electronics
Fuel tanks
Fuel technology
Fuel safety
Fuels
G
Gantries
Gas transmission networks
Gas turbines
Geology
Geotechnical engineering
Geothermal power
H
Health & safety
Heat recovery steam generators
Heavy steelwork & structures
Horizontal drilling
HV (high voltage) systems
HV (high voltage) power
distribution
HVAC (heating, ventilation & air conditioning) systems
Hydrodynamics
Hydrology
Hydroelectric power generation
Hydrogen
I
Industrial accidents
Industrial plant
ICT (information & communication technologies)
Instrumentation control & automation
J
Joinery & carpentry
L
Land use
Legionella
LRT (light rail & metros)
Lighting design
LV (low voltage) systems
M
Master planning
Manufacturing
Marine engineering
Materials handling
Masonry
M&E (mechanical & electrical)
Mechanical failures
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical plant & equipment
MEP (mechanical, electrical & plumbing)
Microscopy & NDT (non-destructive testing)
Mining & minerals
Mobile & wireless technology
N
Naval architecture
Networks
Noise & vibration
Nuclear decommissioning
Nuclear power
O
Offshore & onshore drilling
Offshore pipelines
Oil & gas transportation – onshore
& offshore
Oil & gas processing & refining
Oil & gas decommissioning
O&M (operations & maintenance)
Optical technology
Ore extraction & processing
P
Petrochemical plants
Petroleum engineering
Pharmaceuticals
Piling
Pipeline fluid flow
Pipelines
Planning
Plant failures
Plant performance
Pollution control
Power generation
Power transmission & distribution
Pressure vessels
Process engineering
Process plants
Project audits
Project management
Public health engineering
Q
Quarrying
R
Rail systems – rolling stock, safety & operations , • signalling & operations
Refrigeration
Renewable energy & power
Reservoirs
Road pavement design
S
Security systems & CCTV
Seismic & finite element analysis
Solar power generation
Stadia
Steel production
Steel structures
Steelwork fabrication
Steam turbines
Structural engineering
Subsea engineering
Subsidence & instability
Subsurface drilling & completion
SCADA
Sustainable drainage
Systems integration
T
Thermal power generation (coal, oil & gas, waste to energy)
Tidal power
Trams
Transformers & electrical networks
Tribology
Tunnels
U
Upstream exploration and extraction (oil & gas)
Unexploded Ordnance
Utility services
V
Valves
Vehicle manufacture
Vetting and security clearance
Vibration
W
Water & wastewater treatment
Water desalination
Water distribution
Water intrusion
Water resources
Water systems
Water treatment
Welding
Wellheads
Wind power generation (onshore and offshore) -foundations, wind turbine blades & wind turbines
Windows
X
X-ray / radiography / ultrasonic testing of welds and other materials
Hanscomb CEO, Sean Gibbs has passed the FIDIC Credentialing assessment to become a Certified FIDIC Adjudicator.
A FIDIC Certified Adjudicator is someone with expert knowledge of the FIDIC Standard Forms of Contract with experience, knowledge and ability to act impartially and independently as an Adjudicator on Dispute Boards under these forms and/or any contracts based on them.
The credentialing process is overseen by the governance board which comprises Sir Vivian Ramsey, Anthony Barry, Lady Julia Brown, Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin, Gregs Thomopulos and Professor John Uff CBE QC and the certification board which comprises John Boyd, Ron Watermeyer, Bayo Adeola, Stephane Giraud, Vincent Leloup, Husni Madi, Salvador P. Castro, Jr., Lindy Patterson QC, Henry Musonda, Tian Feng, Hu Zhangxi, Cosmin Tobolcea, Jomanah Al Btoush, Chendong Zhang and Michele Kruger.
Sean said:
It is a real honour and privilege to have qualified to take the assessment let alone pass, I qualified as a barrister and the demanding examination process by FIDIC that tested contractual knowledge across the entire FIDIC suite, demanding oral and written assessments and knowledge of civil and common law jurisprudence really was much harder by way of comparison. As a serving adjudicator and dispute board member this qualification will help distinguish me in the market and give clients the confidence to select me as a Dispute Board Member.
One of FIDIC’s new ‘FIDIC Golden Principles’, which enshrine FIDIC’s core contracting philosophy, provides that “All formal disputes must be referred to a Dispute Avoidance / Adjudication Board (“DAAB”) for a provisionally binding decision as a condition precedent to arbitration.” Parties are therefore discouraged from amending a FIDIC form to state otherwise. As signalled by the name change, the new DAAB differs considerably to the Dispute Adjudication Board (“DAB”) of the 1999 Suite.
– The default position is that all DAABs are ‘standing’, i.e. appointed at the outset of the Contract and throughout its lifetime;
– The Parties may jointly request DAAB assistance in relation to any issue, and the DAAB may also invite the Parties to make such a request;
– The 2017 Suite expressly provides that upon termination of the Contract, the DAAB will expire 28 days after the DAAB has given its decisions on all Disputes referred to it or (if earlier) when the Parties reach final agreement on all matters in connection with the termination;
– A Party may provide a Notice of Dissatisfaction (“NOD”) in relation to part only of a DAAB Decision; that part is then deemed severable from the rest of the DAAB decision and the remainder becomes final and binding to the extent that no NOD is given in respect of it;
– Even if a NOD has been issued, if a Party fails to comply with a DAAB Decision, the winning party under the Decision may refer the losing party’s failure to comply with the DAAB decision directly to arbitration (i.e. without a separate DAAB Decision and amicable settlement period).
This Symposium series will explore recent trends and emerging approaches to dispute resolution in the construction industry. Presenters include leading practitioners in construction practice, construction law and dispute resolution.
Construction professionals from across Canada will convene digitally to engage in six sessions on a variety of dispute resolution methods, and explore collaborative and adversarial approaches. Leading subject matter experts including those with substantial international experience will discuss collaborative and adversarial approaches.
This event is brought to you jointly by RICS and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Both, RICS and the CIArb, are renowned for the training, development and continuing professional development of professionals that have experience in construction disputes.
Recap on development of emerging trends and resolution via collaborative and adversarial approaches
Close out speaker and moderator
Panellists
Hanscomb are pleased to become a member of the Hinkley Professional Services Group.
The Hinkley Professional Services Group provide professional advice and support across a wide variety of specialisms and support the supply chain delivering the new nuclear power station being built by EDF.
David McIlroy – Head of Chambers – Forum Chambers – “Chairman’s Keynote Address – The shape of professional negligence after Manchester MBS v GT”
Peter Lees – Director – Squire Patton Boggs “How has the scope of duty test for professional negligence claims been reformulated by the MBS v GT judgment?”
Sir David Foskett – 39 Essex Street – “Keynote Address – I’m Sorry but I can’t Apologise”
Ben Patten QC– 4 New Square – “Design Liability & Professional Negligence: The Cladding Problem and Architects’ Liabilities post Grenfell”
Sian Mirchandani QC – 4 New Square – “Design Liability & Professional Negligence: Limitation, Contribution and the Likely Shape of Claim”
Ben Lynch QC – Fountain Court Chambers – “Business Interruption Insurance”
Paul Marshall – Cornerstone Chambers – “The Post Office Scandal – A Study in Judicial Failure”
Nicholas Ellor – Senior Underwriter – Temple Legal Protection – “Litigation Funding Update”
Adam Grant – Costs Lawyer – KE Costs Lawyers – “Costs Budgeting: Pitfalls to Avoid”
Sean Gibbs – Hanscomb Intercontinental – “The role of an Expert Witness”
Ian Mackie FRICS – Managing Director – Berkeley Research Group – “Valuation services for real estate and fixed-asset investments”
Carlo Taczalski & Nicola Atkins – Crown Office Chambers – “Practice and procedure in PN claims 2021”
Joint event between CICES and CIArb : Build back better: what it means for surveying, commercial and legal matters
Please join Hanscomb for this joint CPD event hosted by Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Confirmed speakers: Paul Darling QC, 39 Essex Chambers : Lauren Holland – Leica Geosystems UK & Ireland and CICES 20/40 forum : John Mullen, Driver Trett, Jonathan Wood, RPC (other speakers to be confirmed)
The next session will be taking place on the 20 July 2021 and will discuss – The Role of Experts
There will be an update on emerging case law and the expectation of experts and reliance on expert reports
Introductory speaker and moderator
Panellists
To register to attend click on the link below
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to support the MTYBA’s fundraising for the 2021 London Legal Walk.
MTYBA are walking with the Lord Chief Justice and thousands of lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust which funds Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and around London.
The event supports over 100 legal advice agencies in London and the South East. We know that these agencies do a fantastic job in preventing homelessness, resolving debt problems, gaining care for the elderly, fighting discrimination and exploitation.
Hanscomb heard from a range of leading sector professionals including James Bickford Smith who chaired a session on How to Trade in the MENA region, Sharif Shivji on Building Resilience in Financial Services and Geraldine Ahern who discussed Navigating Cross-Border Transactions.
Legal Services are GREAT is a campaign run by the UK Ministry of Justice to support and promote UK legal professionals to expand their global footprint internationally. From English and Welsh law to an exceptional ecosystem of expertise, They connect, collaborate and deepen networking potential for legal professionals.
This year, the DRBF’s signature event, the 20th Annual International Conference will be both online and in person in Lisbon, Portugal. Hanscomb is excited to once again sponsor this event.
Free
Following headlines around the world concerning construction projects being threatened by material shortages, and cost increases overtaking the typical inflation levels anticipated at tender stage; speakers from Hanscomb Intercontinental, BPE Solicitors and Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors will be looking at the contractual provisions of the JCT and NEC contracts, as well as providing practical advice on how to deal with contract drafting, tender responses and purchasing suggestions.
This event will be of interest to clients, architects, engineers, surveyors, contractors, subcontractors, estimators and commercial managers.
Speakers:
Sean Gibbs – CEO – Hanscomb Intercontinental
Keith Blizzard – Head of Construction & Engineering Team – HCR Solicitors
Katie Pickering – Solicitor – BPE Solicitors LLP
DRBF Connections: Common Law – Civil Law DB Members. Does it matter? June 17th, 2021 10 UTC | Register: https://bit.ly/3fRWXH4
Construction professionals will convene digitally to engage in six sessions on a variety of dispute resolution methods, and explore collaborative and adversarial approaches in the Canadian construction industry.
Leading subject matter experts including those with substantial international experience will discuss collaborative and adversarial approaches.
This event is brought to you jointly by RICS and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Both, RICS and the CIArb, are renowned for the training, development and continuing professional development of professionals that have experience in construction disputes.
Global Trends & Adjudication
May 25
Update on global trends and current status of Adjudication across Canada
Negotiation & Mediation
June 08
Explore current practices in Negotiation and the process of Mediation
Arbitration
June 22
Explore current practices in Arbitration, including the impact of procedural changes
Litigation
July 06
Explore current practices in Litigation, including the impact of procedural changes
The Role of Experts
July 20
Update on emerging case law and the expectation of experts and reliance on expert reports
Collaborative & Adversarial Approaches
August 03
Recap on development of emerging trends and resolution via collaborative and adversarial approaches
Hanscomb Intercontinental hosted a panel discussion on the new JCT Dispute Board Documentation.
Speakers included:
Dean Sayers of Sayers Commercial
Sean Gibbs of Hanscomb Intercontinental
Seamus O’Doherty of Berkeley Research Group
Matthew Finn of Ankura
Karen Gough of 39 Essex
Richard Bailey of Goodman Derrick
Damian James of Damian James Delay & Quantum Experts
This Symposium series will explore recent trends and emerging approaches to dispute resolution in the construction industry. Presenters include leading practitioners in construction practice, construction law and dispute resolution.
Construction professionals from across Canada will convene digitally to engage in six sessions on a variety of dispute resolution methods, and explore collaborative and adversarial approaches. Leading subject matter experts including those with substantial international experience will discuss collaborative and adversarial approaches.
This event is brought to you jointly by RICS and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Both, RICS and the CIArb, are renowned for the training, development and continuing professional development of professionals that have experience in construction disputes.
Dispute Boards are recognized worldwide for their effectiveness in the
real time avoidance and resolution of disputes on major projects.
Embraced by government agencies, private project owners, and funding
agencies, Dispute Boards contribute to project success through significant
decreases in costs and time overruns.
Join other professionals at the DRBF’s premier international educational
and networking event to learn the latest about Dispute Boards (DBs) across the world.
This year for the first time, you can join this international gathering in one of two ways: online or in
person. No matter which option you choose, delegates to DRBF’s online events in the past year have
praised organizing committees for exceptional speakers and topics as well as for the interactive nature
of the online platform for those who cannot attend in person.
Experienced professionals will discuss Dispute Board
practice within the context of:
> World Bank, FIDIC, and MDB initiatives
> Impact of DB legislations and other laws
> Lessons learned from case studies across the world
> Quantum assessment
> Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects
To receive an invitation and learn more visit: www.DRB.org
or email: info@drb.org.
Hanscomb is a proud gold sponsor of the International Construction Projects Masterclass Series. A webinar series presented by the IBA International Construction Committee, part of the IBA Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL).
Hanscomb CEO Sean Gibbs is speaking at the Scots Law PNLA online conference.
Sean’s talk will be on the role of an expert witness in professional negligence claims with a typical focus on Scottish law.
Hanscomb are pleased to confirm that their new office address is 61 Katherine Street, Sandton 2146, Johannesburg South Africa.
Hanscomb CEO Sean Gibbs confirmed that “Hanscomb have been serving the African market for many years and the new office space will allow us to increase the size of the team we have in Africa”.
Hanscomb Intercontinental are a supporting patron of the Vis East Moot 2021. Other supporters include Keating Chambers and Atkin Chambers.
Details of the networking events are available in the programme which you can access by clicking the image below.
Hanscomb were pleased to sponsor UK Adjudicators 2021 Edinburgh Adjudication & Arbitration Conference took place on the 5 March 2021.
World class lawyers, experts, arbitrators, adjudicators, dispute board members and practitioners spoke, the event was run under Chatham House rules and use of this video is on the same basis.
Speakers included:
Please click the link below to download our global expert witness and expert advisory brochure.
Hanscomb Brochure Expert Advisory & Expert Witness Services
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to be associate members of the European Society of Construction Law.
The ESCL consists of 18 national construction law societies.
Hanscomb are sponsoring the GAR Interactive: India Conference on Arbitration. The event will take place on the 18 March 2021
Register: https://events.globalarbitrationreview.com/event/6646561d-c0a7-4ecc-a653-e007b5584048/summary
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE – FURTHER DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED SHORTLY
Joint Chair: Karen Cornwell – Kennedys Law
Joint Chair: Tim Edward – MBM Commercial LLP
Hanscomb to Sponsor 2021 Dispute Resolution Question Time Dubai
Register: Dispute Resolution Question Time Dubai – Register (itp.events)
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to be supporting the UK Adjudicators 2021 Edinburgh Adjudication & Arbitration Conference.
The conference takes place online on the 5 March 2021 and free registration is now available on Zoom.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcuioqT4sGNdL4HrVu9Z4FsvDFONmjGKm
Hanscomb are sponsoring the 9th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration. The event will take place on the 22-25 February 2021. The event has been organised by the International Chamber of Commerce.
Speakers:
Sabrina Ainouz – Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, France
Iryna Akulenka – Managing Consultant, HKA, Dubai; Vice Chair, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UAE Branch)
Ali Al Hashemi – Managing Partner, Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel, United Arab Emirates
Alex Bevan – Partner, International Arbitration practice and Head of the Abu Dhabi office, Shearman & Sterling, United Arab Emirates; Steering Committee Member, ICC UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR
Roberta Downey – Partner and Global Head of Construction & Engineering, Hogan Lovells, United Kingdom
Dania Fahs – Deputy Director, ICC MENA Representative Office, Abu Dhabi
Alexander G. Fessas – Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris
Ziva Filipic – Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
Dame Elizabeth Gloster QC – Arbitrator, One Essex Courts; Former High Court Judge; Former Vice-President, Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, United Kingdom; Judge of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts and a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda
Sami Houerbi – Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Abu Dhabi/Tunis
Andrew Mellor – Managing Director, Construction Advisory Services, JS Held, United Arab Emirates
Bassam Mirza – Founding Partner, Pellerin Pecsnar Mirza, Paris – Beirut
Alexis Mourre – President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
Ahmed Ouerfelli – Attorney at Law, Ouerfelli Attorneys and Counsels- former Judge, Tunisia
Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab – Founding Partner & Head of International Arbitration; Zulficar & Partners, Egypt; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Chair, Private International Law and Professor of Dispute Resolution, Cairo University
Hanscomb sponsored the Fifth Oxford Arbitration Day which took place on the 13 November 2020 which was co-organised by the Commercial Law Centre (Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford), the Oxford International Arbitration Society, and the EDUCA Foundation.
Panel II Complex construction arbitrations speakers included :
Chair: Rafael Francisco Alves (L.O. Baptista Advogados)
Jane Jenkins (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)
Sadaff Habib (Beale & Co)
Rupert Choat (Atkin Chambers)
Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira (Mayer Brown)
Hanscomb Intercontinental are the App sponsor for the 9th International Society of Construction Law Conference in Auckland, New Zealand from the 3-5 November 2021.
Confirmed key not speakers include The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Coulson Court of Appeal Judge and Deputy Head of Civil Justice in the United Kingdom and Sarah Grimmer, Secretary General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.
