Code : 2013102
Event Name : Industrial Summonses and Their Impact
CPD Code : Formal Events
Speaker : Sr Gilbert Kwok, FHKIS, FRICS, LLB, Past Chairman of the HKIS(QSD), Partner of Clyde & Co and his colleagues

Gilbert is a qualified surveyor and a qualified Hong Kong lawyer. He has extensive experience in drafting and advising on construction contracts, consultancy agreements and other contracts relating to a wide range of construction projects in the region. He has represented employers, contractors and consultants in resolving their disputes in litigation, arbitration and mediation cases for more than two decades. He has also advised and represented contractors on industrial summonses.
Event Date : 2013-11-18
Event Time : 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date : 2013-11-11
CPD Hour(s) : 1.5
Venue : Surveyors Learning Centre, Room 120712/F, Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Division : QSD
Fee : HK$120 for members; HK$150 for non-members (HK$20 walk-in surcharge for all prices listed); Free of charge for full time University students (subject to availability)
Priority : QSD Members; First-come-first-served
Language : Cantonese
Details :

According to the Hong Kong Construction Industry Performance Report for 2011 issued by the Construction Industry Council in April 2013, there was a general trend of improvement in terms of summonses under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance ("FIUO"). Yet, there appears to be a substantial increase in the number of industrial summonses issued this year against contractors.

This talk will cover these summonses including a discussion on a Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal judgment made in July this year which is relevant to a number of the sections of FIUO as well as the impact of such summonses on the projects concerned such as project delays. As a construction professional handling Hong Kong projects, you should attend this talk to understand these summonses and their impact.

Payment : HKD 120
Face-to-Face/Zoom : Please refer to the remarks