Johore Bar Committee

Circular No. 33/2024: Construction And Housing Projects: Delay And Damages, Muar Johor (9 Aug 2024)

The Johore Bar North Johor Sub – Committee is organising the above seminar in Muar, Johor.

Members are encourage to join the seminar no matter if you are in litigation or conveyancing practice as the talk aims to provide members with a comprehensive insight into the dispute resolution in housing projects and construction industry.

Topics to be covered in this talk:

  • Legal framework of construction and housing projects
  • Delay events
  • Elements of a claim for delay damages
  • Dispute resolution in construction industry
  • Case studies

Details of the Seminar are as follows:

Date9TH AUGUST 2024 (FRIDAY)
Time2:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. (Registration at 2:00 p.m.)
VenueRM HOTEL
24, JALAN BENTAYAN
TAMAN SRI EMAS
84000 MUAR JOHOR
FeesRM60-00 FOR MEMBERS OF THE MALAYSIAN BAR RM30-00 FOR PUPILS IN CHAMBERS / LAW STUDENTS
CPD codeT3/09082024/JHB/JHB241114/2 [2 points]

About the Speaker

JOCELYN is a partner of Skrine, with a focus on construction and real estate matters. She acts for a wide array of clients, including project owners, main contractors, consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers, in court, arbitration and adjudication proceedings. She also advises in a wide range of projects including rail, airports, power plants, hospitals and other public infrastructure projects; data centres and commercial and residential building projects. Jocelyn has experience in reviewing and drafting of contracts which includes a wide range of standard forms of construction and consultancy contracts and bespoke contracts. Jocelyn sits as an arbitrator and is on the panel of arbitrators of, among others, AIAC. She also sits as an adjudicator, and she is an accredited mediator on the panel of Malaysian International Mediation Centre. Jocelyn is listed by ALB as one of Malaysia Rising Stars 2022. She has been described by clients as “quick in response and in-depth knowledge of the subject matter” and being “very accessible, knowledgeable and succinct in her advice.”

Payment & Registration

Registration must be accompanied with proof of payment to guarantee your participation in the seminar on a first come first served basis.

Payment can be made by direct deposit or internet banking to:

Account name: JOHORE BAR HOUSE & LIBRARY FUND

Bank: CIMB Bank Berhad

Account no.: 80-0933164-8

To register, please submit ALONG WITH PROOF OF PAYMENT, the following details at this link here or by email to Pn. Nur Aqilah Azman (muarbar@outlook.com) and the Johore Bar Secretariat (secretariat@johorebar.org.my) on or before 7th August 2024 (Wednesday).                 

  1. Name of participant(s) and the corresponding Membership Number/Petition Number;
  2. Name of legal firm; and
  3. Email address of each participant.

Participants will receive slides (if any – with the permission of the speaker) via email after the Seminar.

Kindly contact the persons in charge for further details :-

  1. Pn. Haryanti Binti Othman                                        +6012-7486638
  2. Pn. Nurain Sakina Binti Zakri                                     +6018-9846465
  3. Ms. Kirthana Darshayinie A/P Vijaya Sandran        +6012-7292135

We look forward to your participation.

HELEN FONG

CHAIRPERSON

NORTH JOHOR SUB COMMITTEE

REGISTRATION LINK – HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/REG09082024