The Collaborative Contracting Report Card: The Singapore, UK and Hong Kong Experience

Sathiaseelan Jagateesan SAS (BC)

Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP (Moderator)

J. Sathia is Co-Head of Allen & Gledhill’s Construction & Engineering Practice.  Sathia is the youngest amongst a select group of lawyers ranked in Band 1 for Construction in Chambers Asia-Pacific and as a Leading Individual for Construction in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.  He is a board member of the Building and Construction Authority. Sathia is recognised as a Senior Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law by the Singapore Academy of Law, is a Principal Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre, has been appointed as arbitrator in ICC, SIAC and ad hoc international and domestic arbitrations and as an adjudicator under the Security of Payment Act.

His area of practice encompasses a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work in building, construction, engineering and infrastructure projects. On the contentious side, Sathia regularly appears as counsel for statutory boards, government-linked entities, international developers, contractors and consultants in complex and large-scale domestic and international arbitration, litigation, adjudication and mediation concerning construction, engineering and infrastructure disputes. On the non-contentious side, he regularly advises on tender and project documentation under various procurement models in relation to the built environment.

He is also a Senior Accredited Specialist for Building and Construction Law under the Singapore Academy of Law’s Specialist Accreditation Scheme.
 

Soh Lip San SAS (BC)

Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP 

Lip San is a partner in the International Arbitration Practice and Construction & Projects Practice at Rajah & Rann Singapore LLP. He was named as a Senior Accredited Specialist for Building and Construction Law in the inaugural batch of the Singapore Academy of Law’s Specialist Accreditation Scheme.  

Lip San’s practice covers all aspects of construction and projects work including project documentation, mediation, adjudication, litigation and arbitration.  In close to three decades, he has been involved in the delivery of assets in diverse areas ranging from commercial and residential property to health care, waste-to-energy, wind and solar power.  Whether in project structuring or dispute resolution, Lip San has gained invaluable experience advising on projects with different contracting platforms including the use of various standard form contracts. 

Lip San is regularly recognised as a leading lawyer in the area of construction law including by Chambers Asia Pacific, IFLR1000, Lexology Index – Construction (formerly known as Who’s Who Legal).  He is an accredited adjudicator and Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

Daniel Leung  

Director – Strategic Lead, Hong Kong & Macau, Turner & Townsend 

Daniel is a Director and leads the Hong Kong and Macau market, Infrastructure business in North East Asia and Contract Services in Asia. He is a professional engineer and contract specialist with strong commercial acumen and excellent advisory capability.  

Daniel has extensive exposure in the international construction industry with professional legal, commercial, engineering and business management experience and qualifications. He has expertise in advising board level executives in various major organisations on innovative procurement strategies, commercial models, contract drafting, project risk management, dispute management, cost assurance and major project delivery. He is also a claim specialist and has been appointed as independent expert.  

Daniel is an NEC expert who has been delivering successful projects for his clients under NEC contracts. He is an NEC approved tutor and assessor for accredited project manager course. His hands-on experience of collaborative contracting covers the whole life cycle of major projects procurement/contract strategy advisory, contract drafting, tender management, training, setting up of contract administration system, contract management, cost auditing, and project close-out).
 

Anne-Marie Friel

Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP 

Anne-Marie is a Projects Partner at Pinsent Masons in London, UK, providing transactional legal advice to clients in the infrastructure sector to mitigate risks on major infrastructure and construction projects through the use of better contracting terms.

An expert in collaborative contracting, NEC, contractual joint ventures, sustainability and digitalisation in construction, Anne-Marie has advised on some of the UK’s most important projects including HS2, A14, Crossrail, M4, Thames Tideway Tunnel, Lee Tunnel, among others as well as advising on a range of other projects around the world. She is also a strategic advisor to the UK’s Digital Twin Hub and is a steering group member of the Net Zero Infrastructure Industry Coalition.

She has been named Leading Individual for Infrastructure in the Legal 500 London rankings.

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