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Moving Office
The Firm will be moving to a brand new office in the second week of June 2012, doubling the size of the current office. The Firm's new address will be D4-6-1, Solaris Dutamas, No. 1, Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.0
PARLEX Summer Meeting 2012
John Skelchy will be representing the Firm at this year's Parlex meeting held from 17th to 20th May in Cambridge, England.0
Society of Construction Law International Conference, Melbourne
This bi-annual conference reached its conclusion on 8th May 2012, with focus on the globalization of the civil and common laws in respect of construction law matters. Many of the speakers delivered some very good papers on the subject. Should you be interested in receiving these writings, please contact me on james@jamesmonteiro.com. The Council of Members of the various Societies of Construction Law had also confirmed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the host and organizers of the 2014 International Conference which is earmarked to be held in September 2014.0
Society of Construction Law: Inaugural Construction Law Digest
The Society of Construction Law Malaysia has published its inaugural Law Digest with articles on 'Pay When Paid Clauses", Acts of Prevention, and a recent case commentary on Sediabina Sdn Bhd & anor v Qimonda Malaysia Sdn Bhd (in liquidation) with regards to the ownership of retention monies. The case in question signifies a move away from other commonwealth jurisdictions, wherein the contractor (beneficiary) of the monies was entitled to its release even after the employer had gone into liquidation and the monies were not specifically set aside in a designated account. For more information and enquiries, please contact James Monteiro at james@jamesmonteiro.com.0
SOCIETY OF CONSTRUCTION LAW: INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION LAW CONFERENCE, MELBOURNE
The International Construction Law Conference for 2012 will be hosted by the Society of Construction Law, Australia and New Zealand from 6th to 8th May 2012. The Conference will be held at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. For more information kindly log on to http://constructionlaw2012.com/.0
PARLEX Group 2012 Summer Meeting
The Parlex Group of Lawyers will be having its Summer Meeting for 2012 in Cambridge, England from 17th to 20th May.0
Construction Industry Payment And Adjudication Bill (CIPA)
The CIPA Bill has been presented to Parliament for its first reading. The Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament in March 2012. The CIPA will have a tremendous effect on the construction industry in Malaysia and we expect some major shakeups in regards to how employers deal with main contractors and sub contractors when the bill is legislated. For more information kindly contact James or Vishal on james@jamesmonteiro.com or vishal@jamesmonteiro.com.0
Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration's Fast Track Rules
The KLRCA's Fast Track Rules for Arbitration has been in use since January 2011. For more information kindly refer to www.klrca.org.my or contact James at james@jamesmonteiro.com.0
