10th International Society of Construction Law Conference

October 18-20, 2023 Swissotel The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkiye

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10th International Society of Construction Law Conference

The Society of Construction Law – Turkey is extremely excited and honored to be hosting the 10th International Society of Construction Law Conference, which will be held in Swissotel the Bosphorus, Istanbul on 18-20 October 2023. The programme will begin with speakers from the American and Canadian Colleges of Construction Lawyers (ACCL & CCCL) on the afternoon of 18 October, followed by a Bosphorus Networking Boat Tour. There will be a gala dinner for our guests on 19 October 2023, and we will end with a cocktail reception on 20 October 2023.

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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Conference Schedule

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Registration & Welcome Tea (for SCL Board Members)

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Leadership Group Meeting (for SCL Board Members)

12:30 PM - 13:30 PM

Lunch (for SCL Board Members)

13:30 PM - 14:00 PM

Registration

14:00 PM - 17:00 PM

American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL) and Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (CCCL), Hot Topics in Construction Law

Disputes Boards on Large Complex Construction Projects - Albert Bates Jr. (Pittsburgh, USA)
Global Construction Insurance: Are Insurers Up to the Challenge of Addressing the Risks of Climate Change, War, Terrorism, Cyber Hacking, and Supply Chain Delays? - Gregg Bundschuh (Atlanta, USA)
Doing Business with the U.S. Government Abroad - Jennifer Morrison Ersin (Jackson, USA)
Mid-Project Mediations - Duncan Glaholt (Toronto, Canada)
Allocating Risks that Neither Party Can Control - Douglas Oles (Seattle, USA)
Unforeseeability, Hardship and Force Majeure – A Perspective from the Gulf - George Vlavianos (Qatar)

18:30 PM - 22:00 PM

Welcome Cocktail (Bosphorus Boat Tour)

Behind Petrol Ofisi Gas Station, Kabatas Boat Mooring

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Registration & Welcome Tea

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Welcome Announcement by SCL Turkey

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Opening Keynote Speech by Sir Robert Akenhead (via remote connection)

Sir Robert Akenhead KC

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

SCL HUB Announcement: SCL South Korea, SCL Egypt, SCL Australia

09:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Session 1: Changed or Unchanged? FIDIC Forms of Contract and Practical Applications

Keynote Speaker

Adrian Bell

CMS UK

FIDIC 2022 Amendments – what works and what doesn’t?

Mino Han

Peter & Kim

The Meaning and Enforceability of Fitness for Purposes Clauses - A Civil Law Jurisdiction Perspective

Bilge Müftüoğlu

Müftüoğlu Law

Moving Forward with FIDIC Suite of Contracts – 1999 and Onwards

Taner Dedezade

Howard Kennedy LLP

Dispute avoidance under FIDIC contracts

Moderator

İdil Bozoğlu

SCL Turkey / Vice President | Lawyer

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 2: Towards a Better Understanding: Delay Analysis Methodologies – A Technical Discussion

Keynote Speaker

Andrew Woodward

Quantum Global Solutions

A Practical Approach to APAB - Better Ways than TIA to Visualize Progress and Delay

Fadi Nashed

Ankura

Termination and Withdrawal: Now WHAT to DO?! Lessons Learned

Thomas Long

Time-Logic Inc

Daily Windows Analysis Revisited

Paul Taggart

Webuild

Contractor's Perspective

Moderator

Nicholas Gould

Fenwick Elliott LLP

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Coffee Break

SCL South Korea, SCL Egypt, SCL Australia

12:30 PM - 13:45 PM

Session 3: Time Claims - Perspectives on the Need for Change

Keynote Speaker

İlke Şahin Goler

Kroll Advisory

Keynote Speaker

Vincent Rowan

King & Spalding

David Thomas KC

Keating Chambers

Umut Postlu

Gülermak Heavy Industries

Moderator

Ekrem Kaya

SCL Turkey / Vice President | Civil Engineer

13:45 PM - 14:45 PM

Lunch

SCL INT, ESCL, SCL Peru

14:45 PM - 15:00 PM

SCL HUB Announcement: SCL UK, SCL Indonesia, SCL Pakistan

15:00 PM - 15:15 PM

CICA Director General, Fanny Dastugue - Keynote speech on CICA activities and overview of the sector's issues (via remote connection)

Fanny Dastugue

CICA

15:15 PM - 16:15 PM

Session 4: Access to Justice & Need for Financial Security in Disputes: Dispute Financing & Evolution of Laws

Prateek Bagaria

Singularity Legal

Financing Construction Disputes: An EMEA Perspective

Shishir Kant

Masin

Third-Party Funding In Construction Disputes: Strategy For Assessing Funding Requirement

Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoa

SCL (Vietnam)

Evolution Of The Laws And Regulations On Construction In Vietnam Toward Harmonization With International Practices

Moderator

Ahmet Karahan

CBC Law

16:15 PM - 16:30 PM

Coffee Break

SCL UK, SCL Indonesia, SCL Pakistan

16:30 PM - 17:45 PM

Session 5: Less Adversarial Approaches, Less Arbitrations: More Dispute Boards?

Keynote Speaker

Charles Lilley

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.

DABs in the Middle East: Opportunities and Challenges

Tony Dymond

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dispute Adjudication Boards - The Unfulfilled Promise

Sean Gibbs

Hanscomb Int

A Model Law for Construction Adjudication

Prof. Sarwono Hardjomuljadi

SCL Indonesia / President / Arbitrator-DAAB

DAAB practices in Indonesia and SEA Countries

Moderator

Yasemin Çetinel

SCL Turkey / President | Lawyer

20:00 PM - 23:00 PM

Gala Dinner

Sultan Park - Swissotel The Bosphorus (in case of adverse weather, gala dinner will be moved to Fuji hall)
Admission by Gala Dinner Ticket only
* Dress Code: Business Casual

08:30 AM - 09:15 AM

Registration & Welcome Tea

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

SCL HUB Announcement: SCL North America, SCL Hong Kong, SCL Philippines

09:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 1: Legal and Contractual Framework for Acceleration / Acceleration Claims

Prof. Doug Jones

Kim Rosenberg

Freshfields

Robert D'Onofrio

Capital Project Management, Inc.

Moderator

Hamish Lal

Akin Gump

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2: Winds of Change and Their Impacts

Prof. Ziya Akıncı

Akıncı Law Office

Adjustment of the Price in Lump Sum Contracts due to Increased Cost

Charles Blamire-Brown

Pinsent Masons

Pursuing Claims for COVID and Inflationary Effects of Ukraine War in Arbitration

Selim Can Bilgin

Kabine Law

Impacts of Sanctions on the Construction Projects in Russia

David Thorne

Fieldfisher

Construction Contracts at Times of Political Tension

Çağrı Cem

Tahan – Cem

Adaptation of construction contracts to the changed circumstances.

Moderator

Başar Şahin

SCL Turkey / Treasurer | Civil Engineer

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Coffee Break

SCL North America, SCL Hong Kong, SCL Philippines

12:15 PM - 13:30 PM

Session 3: Collaborative Contracting - A Necessary Cultural Shift to Integrate ESG Requirements

Sue Kim

HKA, UK & SCL (Korea)

Shy Jackson

SCL UK

Paul Battrick

SCL Int.

Moderator

Sercan Kulaksızoğulları

SCL Turkey / Secretary General | Civil Engineer

13:30 PM - 14:30 PM

Lunch

SCL New Zealand, SCL Peru, SCL India, SCL Mauritius

14:30 PM - 14:45 PM

SCL HUB Announcement: SCL Vietnam, SCL Africa, SCL Gulf

14:45 PM - 15:00 PM

Turkish Contractors' Association Keynote Speech, Overview of the Construction Industry

Çiğdem Çınar

Turkish Contractors Association

15:00 PM - 16:15 PM

Session 4: Developments in Contract Management and Dispute Resolution

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Franco Mastrandrea

HKA

Experts in the International Disputes Arena: Developments and Trends

Sezgin Özbilgin

CCI

Key Considerations and Best Practices in relation to Dispute Avoidance on Live Construction Projects

Vladimir Milovanović

Lupa

Unleashing the Power of AI-Driven Data Discovery to Enhance Construction Project Controls

Çağdaş Evren Bayrak

ProADR

AI-Generated Arbitral Decisions: A Not-So-Futuristic Discussion in the Light of a Recent Belgian Supreme Court Decision

Moderator

Muhammet Bembeyaz

SCL Turkey / Board Member | Lawyer

16:15 PM - 16:30 PM

Coffee Break

SCL Vietnam, SCL Africa, SCL Gulf

16:30 PM - 17:30 PM

Session 5: Sustainability & Green Future in Construction

Moderator

Tuba Karakuş

SCL Turkey / Board Member | Architect

17:30 PM - 17:45 PM

Report from SCL International, Launching of the 11th Society of Construction International Conference

17:45 PM - 17:55 PM

Closing by SCL Turkey

Report from SCL International
Launching of the 11th Society of Construction International Conference
Awarding of SCL International Medal

18:30 PM - 20:30 PM

Cocktail Reception

EVENT TICKET PRICE

Pricing Tables

SOLD OUT!

€99.00

Academic Event

Coffee Break with Snacks

SOLD OUT!

€59.00

Bosphorus Networking Tour

Welcome Cocktail

SOLD OUT!

€399.00

Single Day Pass

Lunch included in the Single Day Pass
Coffee Breaks with Snacks
Closing Cocktail reception included on 20 October Single Day Pass

SOLD OUT!

€599.00

Two Days Pass

Lunches included in the Two-Day Pass
Coffee Breaks with Snacks

SOLD OUT!

€99.00

Gala Dinner

One-person Gala Dinner Pass

If cancellations are made, full refund is available until 18 September, 50% refund is available until 4 October. No refunds are available thereafter.
Boat tour and academic event tickets are limited.