SYNOPSIS

The recently enacted CIPAA 2012 (Construction Industry Payment Adjudication Act) has attracted a lot of keen interest in the construction industry when it came into operation on 15 April 2014. Since then, close to 600 cases had been registered with KLRCA which is the appointing authority for adjudicators.

The Adjudication process will progress from Payment Claim (Form 1), Payment Response (Form 2) ……. to Delivery of Adjudication Decision (Form 16) over a period of 95 working days.

Who can initiate the Adjudication? How do you commence and prepare for such action? Do you need a lawyer? How to choose an Adjudicator? What happens during the Adjudication Proceeding? Who pays for the Adjudication Costs and what can be done if payment is not met by the losing party after the Adjudication decision? Can the decision be stayed or set aside? What role does KLRCA play? Is there alternative to Adjudication?

The seminar will discuss the above questions.

BIODATA OF SPEAKER - Ir. LEON WENG SENG
LLB (Hons.) (London), CLP (Hons.),
B.Sc.(Hons.), DipArb. (U.K.)
M.I.E.M., P.Eng., FCIArb., C.Arb.
Accredited Mediator
Adjudicator (KLRCA)
Chartered Arbitrator


Ir. Leon graduated with Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering in 1980 and went on to obtain an honours degree in law with the University of London and a postgraduate Diploma in Arbitration with the University of Reading.  He is a corporate member of The IEM and a registered professional engineer and is an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (non-practising).

Ir. Leon is the principal of a civil and structural engineering consultancy firm.  He has vast experiences in the administration of construction contracts including giving advice on contractual, mediation, adjudication and arbitration matters.  His other areas of particular interest are forensic engineering and investigation of collapsed structures and slopes, and assessment of fire damaged structures.  He acts as expert witness in courts and arbitration.

Ir. Leon is also a CIDB accredited mediator, Fellow and a Chartered Arbitrator of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and an Adjudicator of KLRCA.  He is a committee member of the Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Practice of the IEM and the past Chairman (2008–2010) of the Chartered Institute Arbitrators (CIArb) Malaysia Branch. He is sitting as arbitrator in various on-going arbitrations.