Construction disputes are common. Aggressive bidding, vague tender scopes, unrealistic deadlines, and flawless-finish demands lead to overruns, delays, and blame shifting among owners, contractors, and consultants.
Because the sector can contribute about 20 percent of a nation’s GDP, effective dispute resolution is essential. Litigation and arbitration remain prevalent, yet they are formal, adversarial, slow, and costly, and projects stall while legal teams scrutinise contracts and experts argue over details.
Mediation offers a faster, cheaper, and more collaborative route. It brings parties together early, encourages joint problem solving, preserves commercial relationships, and allows work to resume with minimal disruption.
The seminar will equip construction professionals with insights into common dispute causes, traditional vs. mediation approaches, and real-world case studies, highlighting effective, cost-efficient, and relationship-preserving resolution methods.
Overview of Construction Disputes
Traditional Dispute Resolution Methods
Introduction to Mediation
Case Studies on Mediation Success
Best Practices for Dispute Prevention and Resolution
Project owners and developers
Construction and project delivery teams
Legal and dispute-resolution professionals
SCAL member: $165.00
Non-member: $200.00
Yong Eng Wah
Principal Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
Mr Yong has been an Alternative Dispute Resolution (‘ADR’) practitioner since early 2000. He is a Fellow member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrator, Singapore Institute of Arbitrator, Asian Institute of ADR, and a Fellow of India Institute of Arbitration and Mediation, among others.
In the field of Mediation, Mr Yong is the Principal Mediator of Singapore Mediation Centre, Accredited Mediator of SIMI, WIPO, IMI, and SCMC. Other than practicing ADR, Mr Yong is also lecturing and coaching on the topics of ADR in various institutes such as the SMU and in various commercial institutions in China.
As for background, Mr Yong has degrees in Engineering, Material Science, Business Management, Arbitration Law, and in Commercial Law. Since Mr Yong has been in the construction industries since the eighties, he specialized in the ADR of the construction industries. Other than arbitration and mediation, Mr Yong is also one of the pioneer Adjudicators of Singapore.
1.0 Day Course
Training Hours – 4.0 hours
Assessment Hours – 0 hours
English
This webinar is not eligible for funding.
Accreditation
SDU: 2 Units
Course Brochure
Construction Disputes and Mediation: Common Causes, Resolutions and Case Studies
RegisterCertification
An e-Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participant who complete the course with 100% attendance.
Replacement/Postponement
A notice of replacement / postponement together with the full particulars of the new participant (for replacement) must be given to us AT LEAST 3 working days before course commencement. A charge of S$50 (replacement) or S$100 (postponement) will be imposed on such changes.
Cancellation
A notice of cancellation must be given at least 3 working days before commencement of the course and 50% of course fee will be charged /returned. If notice is given less than 3 working days before the first day of the course, there will be no refund/100% charged.
Special Class
Available upon request.
For more information, please contact Ms Adalyn at 67939020 or email adalyn@scal-academy.com.sg.
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