INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MODERN LEGAL DRAFTING
Modernising Construction Contracts

 
 
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Conference Program

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (22 July 2008) One-day
08.00 am Registration
09.00 am Welcome address
by Chairman of the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB)
09.15 am Opening speech
by Minister of Works Malaysia followed by soft launch of the new Malaysian Design and Build Standard Terms of Construction Contract
09.30 am Refreshments and press conference
10.00 am Keynote address: Legal Reforms In Malaysia – A Few Thoughts
by Dato' Syed Ahmad Idid Syed Abdullah Aidid
10.30 am Paper 1: Modern Legal Drafting – Debunking the Myths and Revealing the Benefits: Experiences from Around the World
by Professor Peter Butt
11.15 am Paper 2: Gains for business and government as well as consumers
Definite findings from writing plainly
by Dr Robert Eagleson
12.00 pm Paper 3: Applying Modern Drafting Guidelines in Construction Contracts Drafting
Includes a Malaysian Case Study - ‘The CICC Model Terms Of Construction Contract For Subcontract Work 2007’
by Sr Noushad Ali Naseem Ameer Ali
12.45 pm Lunch
02.00 pm Paper 4: A Judge’s Forty Rules for The Art Of Legal Writing - and Why Legalese is Banned in Some Courts
by Judge Mark Painter
02.45 pm Paper 5: Drafting A Construction Contract – Transforming From Traditional To Modern Style: Case Study On The New Malaysian Design & Build Contract
by Ms Tan Swee Im
03.30 pm Forum and Dialogue Session with Panelist
04.30 pm Refreshments and networking
05.30 pm End of conference

 

Penang, Malaysia (24 July 2008) Half-day
08.00 am Registration
09.00 am Welcome address by representative of CIDB
09.05 am Opening speech by Guest of Honour
09.25 am Keynote address: Legal Reforms In Malaysia – A Few Thoughts
by Dato' Syed Ahmad Idid Syed Abdullah Aidid
09.45 am Paper 1: Modern Legal Drafting – Debunking the Myths and Revealing the Benefits: Experiences from Around the World
by Professor Peter Butt
10.15 am Paper 2: Gains for business and government as well as consumers
Definite findings from writing plainly
by Dr Robert Eagleson
10.45 am Refreshments
11.15 am Paper 3: Applying Modern Drafting Guidelines in Construction Contracts Drafting
Includes a Malaysian Case Study - ‘The CICC Model Terms Of Construction Contract For Subcontract Work 2007’
by Sr Noushad Ali Naseem Ameer Ali
11.45 am Paper 4: A Judge’s Forty Rules for The Art Of Legal Writing - and Why Legalese is Banned in Some Courts
by Judge Mark Painter
12.15 pm Paper 5: Drafting A Construction Contract – Transforming From Traditional To Modern Style: Case Study On The New Malaysian Design & Build Contract
by Ms Tan Swee Im
12.45 pm Questions and Answers
01.00 pm End of Conference followed by Lunch