Property developers, architects, civil engineers – contractual questions, environmental challenges and current trends

Limassol, Cyprus

18 October 2018 - 20 October 2018

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Property developers, architects, civil engineers. Contractual questions, environmental challenges and current trends

Thursday 18 October 2018

17:00 » 18:00 Registration at the Hotel Crowne Plaza Limassol
18:00 » 19:30 Welcome drinks at the Hotel Crowne Plaza Limassol
19:30 » 20:00 Transfer to the restaurant
20:00 Dinner at Forsos Tavern, Mouttagiaka village
Included in the registration fees
23:59 Transfer back to the hotel

Optional clubbing at Saripolou area (Not included in the registration fees, payable locally)

Friday 19 October 2018

08:00 Registration at the Hotel Crowne Plaza Limassol
09:00 » 09:15 Welcome address
Wiebe de Vries, AIJA Immediate Past President, BloomTax B.V., the Netherlands
09:15 » 09:20

Introduction to the seminar by the Organising Committee
Bernd Hauck, Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland
Eoin Cassidy, Mayson Hayes & Curran, Ireland
09:20 » 09:40

Setting the scene: The different stages of a construction project from a consultant’s point of view
Dhruv Kakar, S.C. Ladi & Company, India
09:40 » 10:40

The legal framework for consultancy contracts in different jurisdictions
Moderator:
Richard Sahlberg, Foyen Advokatfirma, Sweden
Speakers:
Brandusa Tataru-Marinescu, Kingsley Napley, UK
Nino Sievi, CMS von Erlach Poncet, Switzerland
Myriam Desnus, Studio Legale De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani, Italy
10:40 » 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 » 11:55

General consultancy agreements vs. individual consultancy agreements: chances and risks for the principal
Moderator:
Martin Foerster, Graf & Pitkowitz Rechtsanwälte, Austria
Speakers:
Cheng Chen, Kellerhals Carrard, China
Thilo Pachmann, Pachmann Rechtsanwälte, Switzerland
11:55 » 12:40

Obtaining consents in environmentally sensitive locations.  What are the programme and cost risks?  Community engagement and environmental PR
Moderator:
Anna Wyrzykowska, Wierciński Kwieciński Baehr, Poland
Speakers:
Madeleine Edqvist, Lindahl, Sweden
Jeroen De Coninck, De Coninck Advocatenkantoor, Belgium
12:40 » 14:00 Lunch
14:00 » 14:30

Will building information modeling revolutionise the building industry?
Bernd Hauck, Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland
Emma Niemistö, Merilampi, Finland
14:30 » 15:15

Need for speed - risks for  the consultant when contractors do not meet their deadlines
Moderator:
Mads Fuglesang, Selmer, Norway
Speakers:
Jerzy Sawicki, JS Legal Advisory, Poland
Thomas Bekkevold, Bang-Olsen & Partners, Denmark
Henning Jensen, BNT Attorneys, Latvia
15:15 » 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 » 16:30 Consultant as contract administrator: Duties of care and conflicts of interest
Moderator:
Eoin Cassidy, Mayson Hayes & Curran, Ireland
Speakers:
Mikkel Andersen, Bang-Olsen & Partners, Denmark
Edward Banyard Smith, Farrer, United Kingdom
16:30 » 17:15

Dealing with contamination, antiquities and unforeseen ground conditions
Caterina Carreman, Foyen Advokatfirma, Sweden
Stephan Korte, Korte Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, Germany
17:15 » 17:35 Economic and real estate landscape in Cyprus - future challenges for real estate developers
Andronicos Antoniou, Aristo Developers, Cyprus
18:30 » 20:30 Seaside apéro at the Columbia Beach
Included in the registration fees
20:30 » 22:30 Dinner at the Epsilon Restaurant in Limassol Marina
Included in the registration fees
22:30 Optional drinks and dance at Marina Breeze
Not included in the registration fees, payable locally

Saturday 20 October 2018

08:30 » 09:15 Registration at the Hotel Crowne Plaza Limassol
09:15 » 10:00

"Uuups, my cost estimate was not correct?" - fighting against the consultant's liability
Benjamin Leventhal, Siegel-Goldshmidt & Leventhal, Israel
Keith Newman, Mason Hayes & Curran, Ireland
10:00 » 11:00

The consultant's liability for defects of the building
Speakers:
Jason Kellogg, Levine Kellogg Lehmann Schneider + Grossmann, USA
Gunnar Pickl, Dorda, Austria
Hannah Sissons, Farrer, UK
11:00 » 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 » 12:15

"No problem. I have insurance cover, haven't I...?" - typical pitfalls in the consultants' insurance contracts
Maximilien Mattéoli, Pech de LACLAUSE, France
Per-Ola Bergvist, Foyen Advokatfirma, Sweden
12:15 » 13:15

Litigating or arbitrating consultancy agreements - some war stories
Moderator:
James Martell, Withers LLP, UK
Speakers:
Elena Konnari, Andreas Konnaris and Co., Cyprus
Stavros Strouzas, Stylianou & Strouzas, Cyprus
Olivier Mosimann, Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland
13:15 » 14:15 Lunch
16:00 Boat trip on the Mediterranean Sea with drinks and snacks
Not included in the registration fees, payable in advance
20:00 Bar at Limassol Marina
Not included in the registration fees, payable locally