Date: 4 November 2011, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester
Email: jrigby@rsk.co.uk
Manchester Construction Seminar
Date: 4 November 2011, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester
Email: jrigby@rsk.co.uk
Invitation only
Specialist environmental consultants RSK Group is holding a morning seminar on Friday 4 November 2011.
The seminar is titled 'The Expert in Construction: an Update' and provides a buffet breakfast beforehand and networking opportunities before and after the event.
Programme:
08:00 Registration opens
08:10 Breakfast
08:55 Welcome and introduction to seminar chairman
Dr Alan Ryder, group managing director, RSK
09:00 Opening by seminar chairman
Laurence Cobb, Taylor Wessing LLP
09:05 Dealing with disputes about delay
John Marshall, Partner – Contract Solutions, EC Harris LLP
09:40 Ground conditions: fact vs. interpretation
Dr Michael De Freitas, Imperial College London and First Steps Ltd
10:15 Land contamination : the implications of the Corby judgement and planned changes to the Part 2A statutory guidance
Peter Witherington, deputy chairman, RSK
10:50 Coffee
11:20 Materials in construction: fitness for purpose
Dr Ian Sims, director, Materials and Structures, RSK
11:55 The role of the expert witness
Sarah Hannaford QC, Keating Chambers
12:30 Open discussion
12:55 Concluding remarks by seminar chairman
Laurence Cobb, Taylor Wessing LLP
13:00 Closure
Farewell coffee and networking
Cost: By invitation, at £55.00 + VAT (£66.00) per delegate, to cover venue and refreshments only.
Contact: Jane Rigby on 01829 770569 or email: jrigby@rsk.co.uk