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About this Seminar
The SCL (Singapore) is pleased to present the 2026 edition of the Annual Construction Law Update. This year, we have Toh Chen Han who will present on developments in the area of construction law in Singapore and Adrian Hughes KC will do so likewise for England. As is usual, we will have a networking dinner and drinks after the seminar. Join us for an edifying evening of learning and mingling with fellow professionals.
Seminar Programme
5.00 - 5.30pm - Registrations & Refreshments for Delegates
5.30 - 5.40pm - Opening Remarks by Chairperson
Ms. Joanna Seetoh - Director, Legal & Compliance, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Vice-Chair, Society of Construction Law (Singapore)
5.40 - 7.10pm
Recent Developments in Construction Law in Singapore
Speaker: Mr. Toh Chen Han – Partner, Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP
English Law & Other Developments Relevant to Singapore Construction Practice
Speaker: Mr. Adrian Hughes KC - Barrister and Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chambers
7.10 – 7.30pm - Panel Discussion and Q&A
7.30 – 8.30pm - Networking Buffet Dinner & Drinks
About the Speakers
Mr. Adrian Hughes KC - Barrister and Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chambers
Adrian Hughes KC is a leading construction law specialist with a strong focus on international arbitration, particularly in Singapore, the Middle East and across Asia. He acts as counsel and arbitrator in major construction, engineering, energy, and infrastructure disputes, frequently involving complex contractual and technical issues. His international practice spans high-value arbitrations seated in Singapore, London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and China, arising from power, transport, and major, highly complex, infrastructure projects worldwide.
Adrian is regularly appointed as arbitrator under SIAC and other major institutional rules, serving as president, party-nominated, or sole arbitrator. He also sits on dispute boards for large-scale international construction projects and acts as mediator and adjudicator. With extensive experience in Asia-related matters, including a leading China practice, he advises on UK–China and regional arbitration issues.
Mr. Toh Chen Han – Partner, Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP
Toh Chen Han focuses on the resolution of construction, engineering and commercial disputes. He is a Past Chair of the Society of Construction Law (Singapore), and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Chen Han acts as Counsel in international arbitrations, and in proceedings in Singapore's High Court and Court of Appeal. He has acted on major infrastructure projects such as the construction of power plants in Borneo, Pakistan, the Philippines and South Africa, international airports in India and Vietnam, the Red Line Commuter Train Project in Thailand, an iron-ore processing plant in Russia, and numerous large-scale projects in Singapore including the iconic Marine One development, Changi Airport, Sports Hub, Tuas Desalination Plant 3, Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Phase II, Lower Seletar Water Works, Changi Water Reclamation Plant Phase 2, Biopolis, Fusionopolis, Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway, the Thomson, Eastern Region, and Jurong Region mass rapid transit lines.
About the Chairperson
Ms. Joanna Seetoh - Director, Legal & Compliance, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Vice-Chair, Society of Construction Law (Singapore)
Joanna Seetoh is presently a Director (Legal & Compliance) in Changi Airport Group, with 17 years of experience as a disputes resolution practitioner. Having practiced in both Singapore and Hong Kong, Joanna frequently advised and represented clients as lead counsel in a variety of international disputes, including rail and metro, power plant, solar plant, mining, integrated resorts, and commercial and residential building projects. Joanna’s accolades include being ranked in 2022 and 2023 as a Future Star in Construction by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific, in 2023 by Asialaw as a Notable Practitioner in Construction, in 2024 as one of the Singapore Business Review’s Most Influential Lawyers under 40, and in 2025 by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner (Projects and Energy) and by Chambers & Partners as an Up and Coming practitioner (Construction: Domestic). She is also accredited as a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and is amongst the inaugural batch of practitioners recognized as an Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law by the Singapore Academy of Law.
REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE: 20 January 2026
FEES (includes materials, if any)
SCL (Singapore) Members - S$50.00
Guests of SCL(S) Members - S$90.00
Members of international SCLs - S$90.00
Members of: S$90.00
- Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (APIEx)
- Association of Women in Construction (Singapore) (AWiCS)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Singapore) Ltd (CIArb)
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Lighthouse Club (Singapore) (Lighthouse)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Singapore Contractors Association Ltd (SCAL)
- Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)
- Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)
- Singapore Institute of Building Ltd (SIBL)
- Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV)
- Society of Project Managers (SPM)
- Tunneling and Underground Construction Society (Singapore (TUCSS)
Full Time Students & Faculty of NUS Faculty of Law - S$90.00
Others - S$120.00
Click HERE for the seminar brochure.
Location Auditorium, Level 3, West Tower Marina One, 9 Straits View, Singapore 018937