This groundbreaking conference included a combination of hands-on training in Lean Management Fundamentals and Lean Government Framework creation, as well as presentations, case studies, experiential learning simulations, and discussions by internationally renowned Lean industry leaders. The Conference participants aimed to promote the value proposition of applying Lean thinking and Lean production to the public sector and to government institutions.

Dr. Wolfgang Breyer presented on the second day of the Conference. Moderated by Alan Mossman (Secretary, LIPS Steering Committee; Director, The Change Business Ltd.), the topic Dr. Breyer’s panel was “Legal issues in procuring for lean services; issues and principles open and transparent procurement. How can you get the results you want when contracting for services?” His particular contribution included an in-depth examination and analysis of the issues surrounding lean services and open procurement in both Germany and Europe generally.

The full conference agenda can be found here: LIPS 2018-Agenda.

Read the full article here: JUVE Ausgabe 2018/12 – Bauen_mit_Vertrauen. (only german)

This exciting conference featured a comparative look at the approaches of a multitude of jurisdictions (including Russian, Chinese, French, German, English) to a wide variety of topics, including The Employer’s Role and Obligations to the Contractor, General Contractor Contracts, Improving Value through Collaboration (following on from the joint ICLA and King’s College Conference in February 2018), Contract Interpretation and more. Dr. Wolfgang Breyer chaired the event and was the keynote speaker on several topics over the course of this interesting and successful conference.

The conference focused on a variety of topics relating to the global practice of construction law, highlighting the legal, business, and economic challenges and opportunities in construction today, with notable speakers from around the world. In particular, Dr. Wolfgang Breyer was a featured panelist in discussions on the varying approaches to international contract interpretation and on international comparative law and how choice of law can affect the disposition of a case.

Further information about the program of the 8th International Society of Construction Law Conference in Chicago can be found here.

For further Information about the conference click here: ICLA Conference Flyer — Moscow 2018.

Southeast University Law School, Nanjing, China

Training: One Belt One Road – Analyse of risk and avoidance of risk under international construction projects

Date: 13. – 14. march 2018

Venue: Nanjing, China

Speaker: Dr. Breyer, Dr. Yu

Lecture: Application of FIDIC Contract in Civil Law countries

Dates: 14. march 2018

Venue: Southeast University Law School, Nanjing, China

Speaker: Dr. Breyer

Titel:    Construction and architectural law

Date:    30.01.2018

Place:   Inhouse-Seminar in Stuttgart

Lec.:     Dr. Breyer, Dr. Burdinski

Titel:    The new construction contract law – civil engineering

Date:    05.02.2018

Place:   Inhouse-Seminar in Stuttgart

Lec.:     Frau Frohwein, LL.M., Dr. Burdinski

Titel:    Construction and architectural law

Date:    08.02.2018

Place:   Inhouse-Seminar in Stuttgart

Lec.:     Dr. Burdinski

Titel:    The new construction contract law 2018

Date:    20.02.2018

Place:   Inhouse-Seminar in Weilheim

Lec.:     Dr. Burdinski

Titel:    Claim management in connection with public construction contracts

Date:    11.04.2018

Place:   Inhouse-Seminar in Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Lec.:     Dr. Burdinski

Southeast University Nanjing, China, 13.-14. March 2018

Dr. Breyer: Lecture on FIDIC at Southeast University Nanjing with a focus on construction law; Training on risks and avoidance measures of international construction law

Fifth Annual Conference of IACL, The International Double Bay, Australia, 12.-15. April 2018

Dr. Breyer: Participation as a Fellow of the International Academy of Construction Law

SCL Conference, Chicago, USA, 27.-29. September 2018

Dr. Breyer: Lecture on contract interpretation from the perspective of European civil law

ICLA Conference, Moscow State University, Russia, expected 15.-17. Oktober 2018

Dr. Breyer: Chairman, lecture (tbd)

Further information about the events and programs will follow shortly.

We bring together leading practitioners and thinkers from the UK and from around the world to assess the latest developments and to present case studies explaining how their models work, how they fit with legal requirements and what they can deliver.

THURSDAY 1st MARCH 2018 from 9.00 am.
The Great Hall, King’s Building, Strand Campus

Our speakers include:

Procuring for Value and the UK Construction Sector Deal
Ann Bentley, Lead on Supply Chain and Business Models, Construction Leadership Council

BIM and UK Housing after the Grenfell Tower disaster
Terry Stocks, Digital Built Britain, BIM Level 2 Group Delivery Director

Improving Value Through Strategic Procurement: the FAC-1 Framework Alliance Contract
Antony Silk, Optivo Housing Association and Neil Thody, Cameron Consulting

Contractor Leadership and Whole-Life Collaboration: Supply Chain Alliance case study
Nigel Owers, Kier Services Highways and Jason Russell, Surrey County Council

Assessing the NEC4 options: the NEC Alliance Contract and NEC cost reimbursement
Assad Maqbool, Trowers & Hamlins and Ronan Champion, Champion Pearce

Alliance procurement, BIM and German civil law
Wolfgang Breyer, Chair of ICLA and Prof. Stefan Leupertz, ex- German Supreme Court Judge

BIM, the law and alliances in Italy
Prof. Sara Valaguzza, University of Milan and Prof. Angelo Ciribini, University of Brescia

Funders’ views and the potential for alliances in Eastern Europe
Evgeny Smirnov, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Adriana Spassova, Bulgarian Society of Construction Law

Integrated project delivery and BIM in the USA and alliances in Brazil
Howard Ashcraft, Hanson Bridgett USA and John Oyama, Aroeira Salles, Brazil

SRA CPD scheme & BSB CPD (ref: 1546): 7 HOURS
Registration is at 9.00am and the conference is followed by a drinks reception at 6.00pm.

To book, please fill in the form of the enclosed Alliance Conference Flyer.

The new Handbook of “The Legal 500 Germany 2018” will be published in November 2018.

For further information:

https://www.juve.de/handbuch/de/2018/ranking/24210#ranking-6276+1985

The ICLA Conference facilitated learning and discussion between international construction lawyers from all over the world. The conference also gave non-Chinese legal practitioners and other construction professionals the opportunity to increase their understanding of the specific legal and engineering issues involved in the One Belt One Road project.

For more information on the ICLA and the One Belt One Road Conference, please visit http://www.icl-assoc.com/, which will be updated with an in-depth review soon.

Everyone at Breyer Rechtsanwälte wholeheartedly congratulates both for their achievement.

It is the fifth time (2013-2017) that Dr. Breyer and the third time (2015-2017) that Dr. Burdinski have been named amongst GERMANY’S BEST LAWYERS 2017 in construction law.

Dr. Steffen Hettler has an Phd as engineer and is an specialist lawyer in construction and architectural law. With this double qualification of Dr. Steffen Hettler our Munich office will provide construction and real estate consulting based on a legal and technical experience. Dr. Steffen Hettler will start in our Munich office together with Dr. Maximilian Regul.