BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:940c3f935731081e51dc4db0f545029a CATEGORIES:Workshop CREATED:20260415T120957 SUMMARY:Scott Schedule Workshop 2026 (29 July 2026, 8.30am - 1.00pm (GMT +8)) LOCATION:Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP\, 182 Cecil Street\, #32-01 Frasers Tower\, Sing apore 069547 DESCRIPTION:\nAbout the Workshop\nAPIEx is proud to announce this workshop on Scott Sch edules.\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nRather than focusing solely on the conven tional use of Scott Schedules by expert witnesses in dispute resolution, th is workshop provides contract administrators with a broader and more practi cal perspective on the tool. The key learning points are as follows:\n\n - Effective Contract Administration\nScott Schedules serve as an effective me thod to document differences in the parties’ views and regarding their vari ous claims — both during the contract period and the maintenance (defects l iability) period. Beyond mere record-keeping, they optimise efficiencies by identifying differences in position between the contractor and contract ad ministrator at an early stage, thereby promoting the efficient resolution o f such works and, critically, supporting the avoidance of disputes through early settlement of conflicts.\n - Perspective from Expert Witnesses and Le gal Counsel\nBeyond contract administration, Scott Schedules serve as an im portant tool for expert witnesses and legal counsel should matters escalate to legal proceedings. Their perspectives also assist contract administrato rs to prevent disputes from arising. It also assists contract administrator s in making fair and reasonable decisions in executing their roles and duti es.\n - SOP Act Adjudications\nScott Schedules are increasingly used by adj udicators in SOP Act adjudications. Presentation in the form of a Scott Sch edule assists the adjudicator with well-organised comparisons of the positi ons of various parties.\n - Arbitration Proceedings\nUse of Scott Schedules are also commonplace in arbitration — often consolidating the key tenets o f the contract administrator's decision through to expert witness opinion a nd legal counsel's arguments, in a credible and persuasive format before an arbitrator.Workshop Format\nThe workshop is built around activities using a realistic construction scenario that runs from the construction stage thr ough to dispute resolution on the merits. Activity #1 addresses the Scott S chedule from a Contractor and Contract Administrator viewpoint; Activity #2 from an Expert Witness and Lawyer/Counsel viewpoint; Activity #3 from an A djudicator viewpoint; and Activity #4 from an Arbitrator viewpoint.\n\n\nFa culty\nTechnical and expert-witness perspectives will be provided by Ar. Da rren Benger. Accredited Construction Law specialist, Lawyer Chan Yong Neng, share perspectives from counsel. Former State Courts Judge, Professor Lesl ie Chew SC will provide review and feedback from a judge's perspective.\n\n \nWho Should Attend\nThis workshop is applicable to all practitioners in co nstruction and construction law, including contractors, consultants, contra ct administrators, experts, lawyers/counsel, adjudicators and arbitrators. Contract administrators — encompassing architects and engineers as primary administrators and quantity surveyors in a support capacity — will find thi s workshop directly relevant to their continuing professional development.\ nVery limited places are available for this Workshop so do register early!\ n\n\nProgramme 08:30amRegistrations & Refreshments  08:55amOpening Rema rks by Chairperson: \nProf. Leslie Chew SC - President, APIEx; Dean, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Cha mbers LLC  09.00amSession 1: Overview: What is a Scott Schedule? Activity # 1 – Developing a Scott Schedule from a Contractor and Contract-Administrato r viewpointActivity 2 – Developing a Scott Schedule from an Expert-Witness and Lawyer/Counsel viewpoint10:45amBreak 11.00amSession 2: Activity #3 – Us ing a Scott Schedule from an Adjudicator viewpoint Activity #4 – Using a Sc ott Schedule from an Arbitrator viewpointReview of Participants’ work: A Ju dge’s Perspective Q&A Session12:45pmClosing address for Workshop \nAbou t the Facilitators \n \nAr. Darren Benger - Committee Member, APIEx; Managi ng Director, VivATA Singapore\nDarren received his Bachelor of Architecture degree with First Class Honours from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1995, and registered with the Board of Architects, Singapore in 2001. I n respect of architectural practice, Darren is also a Registered Inspector for fire safety, a Design-for Safety Professional/trainer and a Universal D esign Assessor. Since 1996 Darren has resided in Singapore, and he is curre ntly Managing Director of the architectural practice VivATA Pte Ltd and ser ved as an elected member of the Board Of Architects, Singapore, for the 202 3/24 term. Darren is also involved in the Singapore Institute of Architects , including election to Council from 2007 to 2021. He has actively particip ated in various SIA committees, including the Building Contracts Committee as well as the Architectural Practice Committee and ADR Committee (which he also chaired at various stages). Darren is listed on SIA's panels of Arbit rators and Expert Determinators. In respect of construction law and alterna tive dispute resolution, Darren served on the Council of the Society of Con struction Law (Singapore), including as chairman for the 2014-15 term. Darr en is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and attained the Graduate Certificate in International Arbitration from NUS in 2011. Da rren has acted as an Expert Witness in various arbitration, litigation and strata-title-board matters. He is pleased and honoured to be elected to the APIEx Committee for the 2025/26 term. \n Mr. Chan Yong Neng - Partner, Pin sent Masons MPillay LLP\nYong Neng is a construction advisory and disputes resolution specialist. He has advised on and acted in disputes across a wid e range of infrastructure projects locally and internationally, including o ffshore wind farms, coal fired power stations, petrochemical refineries, pr ocess plants, rail lines and stations, tunnel boring projects, airport term inals and residential developments. His experience includes the resolution of costs and time claims arising from variations, unforeseen physical condi tions, acceleration and prolongation of works, defects, non-compliance with contractual specifications and the termination of contracts. Yong Neng reg ularly acts in international commercial arbitrations and proceedings in the Singapore Supreme Court. He has also successfully represented clients as c ounsel and advocate in adjudications under the Singapore Security of Paymen ts Act. He serves on Council of the Singapore Society of Construction Law a nd is an accredited specialist in Construction Law with the Singapore Acade my of Law.\n Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, APIEx; Dean, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLC \nProfessor Leslie Chew, SC is a Consultant at Peter Low Chambers. With a p rolific career spanning some 45 years of legal experience, Professor Chew h as spent seven years in the judiciary as a Senior District Judge and has th e distinction of being appointed Senior Counsel by the Supreme Court – Sing apore’s equivalent of the Queen’s Counsel in England – in 2000. Professor C hew’s main practice area is at the Commercial Bar. Professor Chew is an Adv ocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1981. He is also a Solicitor of England & Wales. Professor Chew is an accomplished comm ercial arbitrator and has practiced as an arbitrator and arbitration counse l since 1993. He has written on Medical Law, Arbitration and Technology.\n\ n \nRegistration Fees \n\n MEMBERSHIP Registration fees\nAPIEx memberS$200M ember of:\nInstitute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS)\nSingapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)\nSociety of Construction Law (Singa pore) (SCL(S))\nSociety of Construction Law (Malaysia) (SCL(M)) \nSingapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)S$250Expert on IPOS’ List of ExpertsS$250P articipant from Corporate Member or Sponsor of International Valuation Stan dards Council (IVSC) Asia S$250OthersS$300 \nDownload Brochure HERE (images /Events/2026/APIEx_Scott_Schedule_Workshop_29_July_2026_brochure.pdf). \nRe gistration Closing Date: 27 July 2026\nContinuing Professional Development \nPublic CPD Points :   4 \nPractice Area          :  Civil Procedure\nTrai ning Level        :  General\nBOA-SIA CPD Accreditation Points : 3 \nSPM CP D Points : 2\nPEB: 4 PDUs (All engineering branches)\nSilver Term Sponsors: \n (https://dominiongroup.net.au/)\n   (https://expertexperts.com.au/)\n ( https://www.cuhk.edu.cn/en)\n (https://www.brookesbell.com/about-us/the-tea m/team-member/john-gibson/)\n (https://www.suss.edu.sg/academics/schools-co llege/faculty-listing/detail/professor-leslie-chew)\n (https://www.jsheld.c om/)\n (https://mann.com.sg/)\n    (https://www.suss.edu.sg/law-programmes )\n \n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

About the Workshop

APIEx is proud to anno unce this workshop on Scott Schedules.

Learn ing Objectives

Rather than focusing solely on the conventional use of Scott Schedules by expert witnesses in dispute resolution, this workshop provides contract adm inistrators with a broader and more practical perspective on the tool. The key learning points are as follows:

  1. Effective Contract Administration
    Scott Schedules serve as an effective method to document differences in the parties’ views and regarding their various claims — both during the con tract period and the maintenance (defects liability) period. Beyond mere re cord-keeping, they optimise efficiencies by identifying differences in posi tion between the contractor and contract administrator at an early stage, t hereby promoting the efficient resolution of such works and, critically, su pporting the avoidance of disputes through early settlement of conflicts.
  2. Perspective from Expert Witnesses and Legal Counsel
    Beyond co ntract administration, Scott Schedules serve as an important tool for exper t witnesses and legal counsel should matters escalate to legal proceedings. Their perspectives also assist contract administrators to prevent disputes from arising. It also assists contract administrators in making fair and r easonable decisions in executing their roles and duties.
  3. SOP Act Adjudications
    Scott Schedules are increasingly used by adjudicators in SOP Act adjudications. Presentation in the form of a Scott Schedule assist s the adjudicator with well-organised comparisons of the positions of vario us parties.
  4. Arbitration Proceedings
    Use of Scott Schedules a re also commonplace in arbitration — often consolidating the key tenets of the contract administrator's decision through to expert witness opinion and legal counsel's arguments, in a credible and persuasive format before an a rbitrator.

Workshop Format

The workshop is built around activi ties using a realistic construction scenario that runs from the constructio n stage through to dispute resolution on the merits. Activity #1 addresses the Scott Schedule from a Contractor and Contract Administrator viewpoint; Activity #2 from an Expert Witness and Lawyer/Counsel viewpoint; Activity # 3 from an Adjudicator viewpoint; and Activity #4 from an Arbitrator viewpoi nt.

Faculty

Technical and expert-witness perspectives wi ll be provided by Ar. Darren Benger. Accredited Construction Law specialist , Lawyer Chan Yong Neng, share perspectives from counsel. Former State Cour ts Judge, Professor Leslie Chew SC will provide review and feedback from a judge's perspective.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is applicable to all practitioners in construction and construction law, inclu ding contractors, consultants, contract administrators, experts, lawyers/co unsel, adjudicators and arbitrators. Contract administrators — encompassing architects and engineers as primary administrators and quantity surveyors in a support capacity — will find this workshop directly relevant to their continuing professional development.

Very limited places are available for this Workshop so do register early!

Programme
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Registrations & Refreshments
 08:5 5am
Opening Remarks by Chairpe rson:
Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, APIEx; Dean, School of Law, S ingapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLC
 09.00am
Session 1:
  • Ov erview: What is a Scott Schedule?
  • A ctivity #1 – Developing a Scott Schedule from a Contractor and Contract-Adm inistrator viewpoint
  • Activity 2 – De veloping a Scott Schedule from an Expert-Witness and Lawyer/Counsel viewpoi nt
10:45am
Break
 11.00am
Session 2 : 
  • Activity #3 – Using a Sco tt Schedule from an Adjudicator viewpoint
  • Activity #4 – Using a Scott Schedule from an Arbitrator viewpoint
  • Review of Participants’ work: A Judge’ s Perspective
  • Q&A Session
12:45pmClosing address for Workshop

 

About the Facilitators

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Ar. Darren Benger - Committee M ember, APIEx; Managing Director, VivATA Singapore

Darren received his Bachelor of Architectu re degree with First Class Honours from the University of Adelaide, Austral ia in 1995, and registered with the Board of Architects, Singapore in 2001. In respect of architectural practice, Darren is also a Registered Inspecto r for fire safety, a Design-for Safety Professional/trainer and a Universal Design Assessor. Since 1996 Darren has resided in Singapore, and he is cur rently Managing Director of the architectural practice VivATA Pte Ltd and s erved as an elected member of the Board Of Architects, Singapore, for the 2 023/24 term. Darren is also involved in the Singapore Institute of Architec ts, including election to Council from 2007 to 2021. He has actively partic ipated in various SIA committees, including the Building Contracts Committe e as well as the Architectural Practice Committee and ADR Committee (which he also chaired at various stages). Darren is listed on SIA's panels of Arb itrators and Expert Determinators. In respect of construction law and alter native dispute resolution, Darren served on the Council of the Society of C onstruction Law (Singapore), including as chairman for the 2014-15 term. Da rren is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and attain ed the Graduate Certificate in International Arbitration from NUS in 2011. Darren has acted as an Expert Witness in various arbitration, litigation an d strata-title-board matters. He is pleased and honoured to be elected to t he APIEx Committee for the 2025/26 term.

 

Mr. Chan Yong Neng - Partner, Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP

Yong Neng is a const ruction advisory and disputes resolution specialist. He has advised on and acted in disputes across a wide range of infrastructure projects locally an d internationally, including offshore wind farms, coal fired power stations , petrochemical refineries, process plants, rail lines and stations, tunnel boring projects, airport terminals and residential developments. His exper ience includes the resolution of costs and time claims arising from variati ons, unforeseen physical conditions, acceleration and prolongation of works , defects, non-compliance with contractual specifications and the terminati on of contracts. Yong Neng regularly acts in international commercial arbit rations and proceedings in the Singapore Supreme Court. He has also success fully represented clients as counsel and advocate in adjudications under th e Singapore Security of Payments Act. He serves on Council of the Singapore Society of Construction Law and is an accredited specialist in Constructio n Law with the Singapore Academy of Law.

 

Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, APIEx; Dean, School o f Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chamb ers LLC

Professor Leslie Chew, SC is a Consultant at Peter Low Chambers. With a prolific career spa nning some 45 years of legal experience, Professor Chew has spent seven yea rs in the judiciary as a Senior District Judge and has the distinction of b eing appointed Senior Counsel by the Supreme Court – Singapore’s equivalent of the Queen’s Counsel in England – in 2000. Professor Chew’s main practic e area is at the Commercial Bar. Professor Chew is an Advocate & Solici tor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1981. He is also a Solicitor of En gland & Wales. Professor Chew is an accomplished commercial arbitrator and has practiced as an arbitrator and arbitration counsel since 1993. He h as written on Medical Law, Arbitration and Technology.

 

Registration Fe es

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 MEMBERSHIP Regist ration fees
S$200
Member of:
Institute of Valuers and Apprai sers, Singapore (IVAS)
Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA )
Society of Construction Law (Singapore) (SCL(S))
Society of Con struction Law (Malaysia) (SCL(M))
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)		S$250
Expert on IPOS’ List of ExpertsS$250
Participant from Corporate Member or Sponsor of Int ernational Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) Asia S$250
OthersS$300

 

Download Brochure HERE. 

Registration Closing Date: 27 July 2026

Continuing Professi onal Development

Public CPD Points :   4
Practice Area          :  Civil Procedure
Training Level        :  General


B OA-SIA CPD Accreditation Points : 3
SPM CPD Points : 2
PEB: 4 PDUs (All engineering branches)

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