Seminar
03 Oct 2024

39 Essex Chambers All Day Construction Conference 2024

Construction All-Day Conference 2024 Poster v3

The slides are now available to download below.

Topics covered: 

  • Building Safety – how do you deal with the impact of the Grenfell Inquiry. (This session will take place following the forthcoming release of the Grenfell Report in September 2024.)
  • Adjudication – how do you steer your clients successfully through the adjudication process, guidance from recent cases.
  • Delay and Disruption – what is the impact of contractual liability caps on claims for delay and disruption.
  • Insolvency – construction is experiencing the highest number of insolvencies in years; how can the risks and challenges be navigated.
  • Flash updates – case law (including Abbey Healthcare v Augusta; the consequences of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil and ADR.

The event was chaired by Marion Smith KC and included sessions from Richard Wilmot-Smith KC, Marion Smith KC, Kate Grange KC and Adam Robb KC, as well as 39 Essex Chambers members, Karen Gough, David Sawtell, Camilla ter Haar, Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho, Andrew Deakin, Vivek Kapoor, Patrick Hennessey, Hannah McCarthy, Melissa Shipley, Samantha Jones, David Hopkins, Alexander Burrell, Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating, Hannah Fry, Nicholas Higgs, Nyasha Weinberg, Santosh Carvalho and external guest speakers.

Date, Time and Venue

Thursday, 3 October 2024 11:00 - 16:30
(followed by a drinks & canapés reception)

39 Essex Chambers, 81 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DD