October 2024
BOOK LAUNCH!
Adjudicating Construction and Engineering Disputes
Two of the UK’s leading adjudicators, Matt Molloy and Jonathan Cope are sharing their vast knowledge and experience with the release of their inaugural book, “Adjudicating Construction and Engineering Disputes.” The book provides a comprehensive guide to the process of construction industry adjudication from the perspective of the adjudicator. It covers the whole process of adjudication, from the initial enquiry through case management, the conduct of the proceedings, the production of the Decision and post-Decision matters. The purpose is to provide a resource for aspiring and practising adjudicators, both in the UK and internationally.
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Construction Industry Council - ADR Event
CIC ADR Management Board Chair Matt Molloy will chair a roundtable discussion including representatives from the Adjudication Society, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and RICS Dispute Resolution Service on different pathways available in the construction / built environment sector to develop a career in ADR.
The event, taking place on 5th February, will be hugely beneficial for any new practitioners, professionals that have attended a course, anyone looking to move into a new discipline of ADR or anyone new to ADR entirely.
READ MOREJanuary 2025
Frank Rayner returns to MCMS!
We are delighted to announce the welcome return of Frank Rayner to MCMS this January. As many of you will recall, Frank retired from the practice last summer following a remarkable 17 year tenure. After a well-earned break, we are thrilled to welcome him back as a consultant, where he will focus exclusively on his work as an adjudicator.
Frank is on the RICS Panel of Construction Adjudicators, among others, and has received numerous appointments over the past two decades. He is widely respected for his profound knowledge, extensive expertise and years of experience resolving a broad range of construction and engineering disputes.
Frank's return further strengthens our dispute resolution practice and we look forward to the continued success and contribution his experience will bring.
For any enquiries, please contact Frank at frank.rayner@mcms.co.uk.
December 2024
Merry Christmas from MCMS
We wish you, your families and loved ones a very Merry Christmas.
Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025.
With season's greetings and festive good wishes from us all at MCMS.
December 2024
ConstructionCast - MCMS Special
Jonathan Cope and Matt Molloy recently joined the team at Limeslade for a special episode of ConstructionCast.
Discussing all things dispute resolution, the pair reflected on their careers to date, the driving force behind the publication of their first book and the secret to their successful partnership over the past two decades.
For anyone who missed it, the recording is now available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-UfmM0O14I.
December 2024
Wildy & Sons at Lincoln’s Inn
Fantastic to see Adjudicating Construction and Engineering Disputes on display at Wildy & Sons at Lincoln's Inn.
Established in 1830, Wildy is the oldest legal bookshop in the world and specialises in new, second-hand, and antiquarian legal books and prints.
You can read more about the history of Wildy on their website at www.wildy.com
November 2024
Ciarb Ireland Branch Seminar & Book Signing
It was a vibrant and engaging panel discussion last Friday at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Ireland Branch’s round table breakfast seminar. Hosted in conjunction with the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, ‘‘Adjudication – Lessons from other jurisdictions and the Irish perspective’’ featured a line-up of adjudication stalwarts, including MCMS’s Jonathan Cope and Matt Molloy.
READ MORENovember 2024
Society of Construction Law International Conference - Hong Kong
MCMS Director, Jonathan Cope, joined a distinguished panel of guests at the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong International Conference at HK Football Club earlier this month.
READ MORENovember 2024
MCMS Celebrates Matt Molloy’s Promotion to Senior Warden of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators
We are thrilled to announce that Matt has been promoted to Senior Warden of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators. Along with new Master Nicola Cohen and Junior Warden Peter King, Matt was installed at the Installation Dinner at Grocers’ Hall last month in front of many friends, family, and members of the arbitration community.
READ MOREOctober 2024
39 Essex Annual Construction Law Conference
After last year’s successful event, Jonathan was once again part of a distinguished panel talking about adjudication, including how to steer your clients successfully through the process, with some useful guidance from recent cases.
October 2024
Conflict Avoidance Conference 2024
Matt was honoured to have been asked to speak at the inaugural Conflict Avoidance Conference on 2 October at Westminster. Together with Franco Mastrandrea, HKA, and moderated by Raj Sohal, RICS, the panel gave their views on “how to be a conflict resolution specialist”, looking at real life examples and best practice and to help proactively avoid conflict and facilitate early resolution of potential disputes.
To find out more about the Conflict Avoidance Coalition and sign the Conflict Avoidance Pledge, please use the button below
October 2024
CIArb West Midlands Branch Event: Adjudication Seminar
Matt will join Louise Smith at Gowling WLG for the CIArb’s West Midlands Branch Adjudication Seminar. Matt and Louise will look at the influence of UK statutory adjudication across other jurisdictions and make comparisons between the UK and other models, including the pros and cons of each.
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