Organizers :
The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (HK Region)
Supporting Organizer :
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Speaker :
Mr. Alfred Wu, is an associate in Sidley Austin's Hong Kong office. Qualified as a civil engineer in Ontario, Mr. Wu is also admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong. Since returning to Hong Kong from Canada in 1997, Mr. Wu has conducted numerous construction disputes in litigation and arbitration for clients which variously include government departments, statutory bodies, employers, engineers, architects, contractors and subcontractors.
In this seminar, Mr. Wu will give a presentation on the means of dispute resolution, in particular the use of mediation and arbitration as means of alternative dispute resolution. The new Arbitration Ordinance Cap 609 came into effect on 1 June 2011. Mr. Alfred Wu will highlight some of the changes brought about by this new ordinance.
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