THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code

2011106

Event Name

Training course on Standard Form of Building Contract 2005 Edition - Overview of the Old and New Form

CPD Code

Formal Events

Speaker

Mr Bernard Wu, BSc, LLB, FHKIS, FRICS, MCIArb

Mr Wu is a practicing barrister specialized in construction law. He has given lectures on Standard Form of Building Contract 2005 Edition for several intakes at the HKU SPACE and lectures on Construction Law for Professional Diploma Course in 2008 and 2009. He is appointed to be Adjunct Lecturer of HKU SPACE from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2010. Mr Wu was invited to be a Guest Speaker for M Sc course of Polytechnic University on construction law subjects from 2008 to 2010. Mr Wu completed his B.Sc. (Building Studies) and B. Building at the University of Hong Kong in 1982 and 1983 respectively, awarded with Hong Kong University Alumni Prize 1983 and obtained his LLB as external student of University of London in 1999. He was awarded Certificate of Mediation by the Accord Group in 2004.

Mr Wu started his career as a quantity surveyor and specialized in claims preparation and settlement of construction disputes. Mr Wu is conversant with drafting contract documents for both main contracts and subcontracts.

Mr Wu has started his legal practice since 2005 and has acted for various clients in resolving construction disputes by means of litigation and arbitration. He is nominated by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors to be a member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Appointment Advisory Board from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010. . He was appointed to be the Voluntary Legal Consultant of the Hong Kong Construction Sub-Contractors Association for 2007-2009, and Honorary Legal Advisor of the Hong Kong Institute of Project Managers for 2009 and 2010.

Mr Wu serves as a member of the Panel of Experts under the Board of Education, HKIS, for accreditation of university courses in Hong Kong from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2011. He is one of the members of the Disciplinary Panel of the HKIS and is an arbitrator listed in the HKIS/HKIA Joint Panel of Arbitrators. He is also included in the List of Dispute Resolution Advisers for Architectural Services Department and Housing Authority Projects. He acts as Dispute Resolution Adviser and Arbitrator, apart from acting as counsel in litigation.

Event Date

2011-10-04

Event Time

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Tuesday)

Registration Closing Date

2011-09-20

Venue

Surveyors Learning Centre, Suite 811, 8/F., Jardine House, Central, Hong Kong

Division

QSD

Fee

Members are free to join 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 lecture(s). Members pay $500 / $900 / $1300 / $1700 / $2000 for joining 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 lecture(s) respectively. Non HKIS Members pay $630 / $1130 / $1630 / $2130 / $2500 for joining 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Priority

First Priority to Corporate Members (MHKIS and FHKIS); Corporate Members from the other Professional Institutes are welcomed.

Language

English

Details

	Date	Topic
1	4 October 2011	Overview of the Old and New Form – Comments on the Old Form with reference to the Grove’s Report and the Tang Report – Loopholes of the Old Form – Brief introduction of the New Form
2	11 October 2011	Dispute Resolution – Clause 41 Settlement of Disputes – Mediation Procedures – Arbitration Ordinance – Appeals – Arbitration compared with litigation – Comparison of Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques
3	18 October 2011	Certificates and Payments – Pay when paid/ Pay if paid – Temporary finality of interim certificate – Nominated Subcontractors – Conclusive Evidence of Final Certificate
4	25 October 2011	Extension of time – Acts of Prevention – Condition Precedent – Delay recovery measures – Delay caused by NSC – Penalty/LD – Concurrent Delay
5	1 November 2011	Direct Loss and/or Expenses – Constructive acceleration – Global claims – Notice of claim – Remoteness rule – Items of claim – Concurrent delay

Payment

HKD

Face-to-Face/Zoom

Please refer to the remarks

1.	The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2.	A registration number will be generated for each application. The registration number is unique and non-transferrable. Members cannot proceed to payment if they do not apply the CPD event and obtain the registration number through the HKIS website.
3.	Payment can be made by cheque or by Credit Card (Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. / American Express). Cheques should be made payable to “SURVEYORS SERVICES LTD.”. A separate cheque or Credit Card payment instruction form is required for each event/ application. You should write down the registration number and HKIS membership number at the back of your cheque. The HKIS Secretariat will update the payment status and your application will be confirm when HKIS Secretariat receive your payment.
4.	Payment by PayPal is also acceptable. Please register in our web site before the closing date for each event. Please be reminded that if you cannot settle the payment within 7 days from the date the HKIS Secretariat accepted your registration, your registration number will be invalid and your application will be rejected. Your name will not be included in the registration list and you cannot attend the concerned CPD event. (Not applicable for site visit / social event / joint event with other organisation)
5.	An official receipt which must be presented at the event, will be available for downloading from the "CPD Profile" under Members Corners when payment is received.
6.	Incomplete or wrongly completed registration will not be processed.
7.	In the event a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted, the event will be postponed and a new arrangement will be announced. Should the aforesaid warnings be lowered 4 hours before the event, the event will proceed as normal.
8.	If you have not received any reply from HKIS Secretariat within 7 days of the event, you may call the Secretariat at 2526 3679 to check the progress of your registration.
9.	The HKIS reserves the right of final decision and interpretation in the case of any disputes.

1.	I confirm that I fully understand and accept the risk of joining the above visit. Under no circumstances shall The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("HKIS"), their staff or agents be held liable for the consequence of any accidents whether or not they are caused by the negligence of the HKIS, their staff and/or agents.
2.	Members participating in the above visit shall be in good health condition.
3.	While the HKIS has arranged Group Personal Accident insurance for members joining the above visit, members who have been accepted for joining the above visit can consider procuring an appropriate insurance policy to cover their own risks before attending the event.
4.	Claims related to COVID-19 and/or pandemics are excluded under the insurance policy procured by the HKIS.