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SUMMARY:APIEx Inaugural KL Seminar: “Reimagining Expert Evidence in Construction Disputes - Protocols, Practice and Perspectives” (27 February 2026, 2.30pm - 7.00pm (GMT+8))
LOCATION:Asian International Arbitration Centre (Malaysia)\,  Bangunan Sulaiman\, Ja
 lan Sultan Hishamuddin\, 50000 Kuala Lumpur
DESCRIPTION:              \nSeminar Programme \n2:00pmRegistrations2:30pm\nWelcome Addr
 ess:\n“Introduction to APIEx – Genesis, Objectives, Membership and Accredit
 ation Training” Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of
  Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Science
 s; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLC2:45pmSession 1: “Collaboration and Cl
 arity: The new SCL(S) Protocol for Expert Joint Statements in Arbitration” 
 In this session, we will introduce the SCL(S) Expert Joint Statement Protoc
 ol, discuss its raison d'être, objectives and key features/guidance/forms. 
 This will be followed by a panel discussion with panel members comprising S
 ingapore & Malaysian experts and lawyers on the implementation of the P
 rotocol in practice.\nModerator\nThe Honorable Justice Dato’ Lee Swee Seng 
 - Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia \nSpeaker\n• Mr. Kelvin Teo – Dire
 ctor, Drew & Napier LLC; Council Member & Chair of Thought Leadersh
 ip Committee, Society of Construction Law (Singapore)\nPanellists\n• Ar. Da
 rren Benger – Committee Member, APIEx; Managing Director, VivATA Singapore\
 n• Ms. Serene Hiew – Partner, Harold & Lam Partnership; President, Soci
 ety of Construction Law (Malaysia)\n• Mr. Kelvin Ng – Managing Partner, Vin
  Cheng & Co, Malaysia\n3:45pm Session 2: “Drafting Expert Joint Stateme
 nts: What Works, What Doesn’t” \nThis panel discussion will highlight pract
 ical issues that arise when drafting expert joint statements, from the pers
 pectives of expert, lawyer and tribunal.\nModerator\nMr. Deepak Mahadevan –
  Partner, Azmi Fadzly Maha & Sim; Member, the Malaysian Bar Council Arb
 itration and Construction Law Committee\nPanellists\n• Ar. David Cheah – Pr
 incipal, DCDA Architect; Chartered Arbitrator, Board of Directors, CIArb Ma
 laysia Branch\n• Sr. Ong Hock Teck – Director, BKAsiaPacific (Malaysia) Sdn
  Bhd, Malaysia\n• Mr. Adrian See – Managing Partner, Belden Advocates &
  Solicitors, Malaysia4:30pmSession 3: “Comparative Practices in Expert Evid
 ence: Lessons from Party-Appointed and Single Joint Experts”\nThis panel di
 scussion will compare the practice of Party-Appointed Experts against the S
 ingle Joint Expert, discuss the pros and cons, and share the experiences of
  veteran practising experts and lawyers.\nModerator\nMr. Gregory Vijayendra
 n SC - Vice President, APIEx; Former President, Law Society of Singapore; P
 artner, Dispute Resolution, Rajah & Tann LLP, Singapore\nPanellists\n• 
 Mr. Andrew Heng – Senior Partner, Messrs. Zain Megat & Murad, Malaysia\
 n• Mr. Soh Lieh Sieng – Founding Partner, Contract Solutions-i Group, Malay
 sia\n• Ar. David Yek – Principal, David Yek Architect; Board of Directors, 
 CIArb Malaysia Branch\n5:15pmClosing Remarks:\n Mr. Gregory Vijayendran SC5
 .30pmNetworking Reception \n      \nDownload Brochure HERE (images/Events/2
 026/APIEx_KL_Seminar_27Feb2026_brief_brochure.pdf). \nRegistration Closing 
 Date: 26 February 2026\n\n
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  0px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 948px;" border="1" cellspac
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 : center; width: 12.2024%;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatin
 o, serif; font-size: 10pt;">2:00pm</span></div></td><td style="border-color
 : rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1
 pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 12px; text-align: left; widt
 h: 85.0338%;"><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font
 -family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Registrations</span></strong></span></d
 iv></td></tr><tr style="height: 69.6px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 
 255, 255); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; pa
 dding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 69.6px; text-align: center; width: 12.2024%;"><sp
 an style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">2:30pm<b
 r /></span></td><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style: 
 none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.
 4pt; height: 69.6px; text-align: justify; width: 85.0338%;"><div><span styl
 e="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, s
 erif;">Welcome Address:<br />“Introduction to APIEx – Genesis, Objectives, 
 Membership and Accreditation Training” </span></strong></span></div><div><d
 iv style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino
 , serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Prof. Leslie Chew SC</strong> - Presiden
 t,<strong> Asia Pacific Institute of Experts</strong>; Dean, S<strong>chool
  of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences</strong>; Consultant
 , <strong>Peter Low Chambers LLC</strong></span></div></div></td></tr><tr s
 tyle="height: 25px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-st
 yle: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; he
 ight: 25px; text-align: center; width: 12.2024%;"><span style="font-family:
  georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">2:45pm</span></td><td style="b
 order-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style: none solid solid none; borde
 r-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 25px; text-alig
 n: center; width: 85.0338%;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=
 "font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Session 1
 : “Collaboration and Clarity: The new SCL(S) Protocol for Expert Joint Stat
 ements in Arbitration” </strong></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><s
 pan style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this
  session, we will introduce the SCL(S) Expert Joint Statement Protocol, dis
 cuss its raison d'être, objectives and key features/guidance/forms. This wi
 ll be followed by a panel discussion with panel members comprising Singapor
 e &amp; Malaysian experts and lawyers on the implementation of the Protocol
  in practice.<br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Modera
 tor</span></strong><br /><strong>The Honorable Justice Dato’ Lee Swee Seng 
 - Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia </strong><br /><strong><span style
 ="text-decoration: underline;">Speaker</span></strong><br />• <strong>Mr. K
 elvin Teo</strong> – Director, <strong>Drew &amp; Napier LLC</strong>; Coun
 cil Member &amp; Chair of Thought Leadership Committee, <strong>Society of 
 Construction Law</strong> (Singapore)<br /><strong><span style="text-decora
 tion: underline;">Panellists</span></strong><br />• <strong>Ar. Darren Beng
 er </strong>– Committee Member, <strong>APIEx</strong>; Managing Director, 
 <strong>VivATA Singapore</strong><br />• <strong>Ms. Serene Hiew </strong>–
  Partner, <strong>Harold &amp; Lam Partnership</strong>; President, <strong
 >Society of Construction Law (Malaysia)</strong><br />• <strong>Mr. Kelvin 
 Ng</strong> – Managing Partner, <strong>Vin Cheng &amp; Co</strong>, Malays
 ia<br /></span></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 25px;"><td style="b
 order-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style: none solid solid; border-wid
 th: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 25px; text-align: center; w
 idth: 12.2024%;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-s
 ize: 10pt;">3:45pm </span></td><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
  border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; 
 padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 25px; text-align: center; width: 85.0338%;"><di
 v style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino,
  serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Session 2: “Drafting Expert Joint Stateme
 nts: What Works, What Doesn’t”</strong> <br />This panel discussion will hi
 ghlight practical issues that arise when drafting expert joint statements, 
 from the perspectives of expert, lawyer and tribunal.<br /><strong><span st
 yle="text-decoration: underline;">Moderator</span></strong><br /><strong>Mr
 . Deepak Mahadevan</strong> – Partner, <strong>Azmi Fadzly Maha &amp; Sim</
 strong>; Member, the <strong>Malaysian Bar Council Arbitration and Construc
 tion Law Committee</strong><br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: unde
 rline;">Panellists</span></strong><br />• <strong>Ar. David Cheah</strong> 
 – Principal, <strong>DCDA Architect</strong>; Chartered Arbitrator, Board o
 f Directors, <strong>CIArb Malaysia Branch</strong><br />• <strong>Sr. Ong 
 Hock Teck</strong> – Director, <strong>BKAsiaPacific (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd</st
 rong>, Malaysia<br />• <strong>Mr. Adrian See</strong> – Managing Partner, 
 <strong>Belden Advocates &amp; Solicitors</strong>, Malaysia</span></div></
 td></tr><tr style="height: 25px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 25
 5); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 
 0cm 5.4pt; height: 25px; text-align: center; width: 12.2024%;"><span style=
 "font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4:30pm</span></td
 ><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style: none solid soli
 d none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 25
 px; text-align: center; width: 85.0338%;"><div style="text-align: justify;"
 ><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><str
 ong>Session 3: “Comparative Practices in Expert Evidence: Lessons from Part
 y-Appointed and Single Joint Experts”</strong><br />This panel discussion w
 ill compare the practice of Party-Appointed Experts against the Single Join
 t Expert, discuss the pros and cons, and share the experiences of veteran p
 ractising experts and lawyers.<br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: u
 nderline;">Moderator</span></strong><br /><strong>Mr. Gregory Vijayendran S
 C</strong> - Vice President,<strong> APIEx</strong>; Former President,<stro
 ng> Law Society of Singapore</strong>; Partner, Dispute Resolution,<strong>
  Rajah &amp; Tann LLP</strong>, Singapore<br /><strong><span style="text-de
 coration: underline;">Panellists</span></strong><br />• <strong>Mr. Andrew 
 Heng</strong> – Senior Partner, <strong>Messrs. Zain Megat &amp; Murad</str
 ong>, Malaysia<br />• <strong>Mr. Soh Lieh Sieng</strong> – Founding Partne
 r, <strong>Contract Solutions-i Group</strong>, Malaysia<br />• <strong>Ar.
  David Yek</strong> – Principal, <strong>David Yek Architect</strong>; Boar
 d of Directors, <strong>CIArb Malaysia Branch</strong><br /></span></div></
 td></tr><tr style="height: 25px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 25
 5); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 
 0cm 5.4pt; height: 25px; text-align: center; width: 12.2024%;"><span style=
 "font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">5:15pm</span></td
 ><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style: none solid soli
 d none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 25
 px; text-align: center; width: 85.0338%;"><div style="text-align: justify;"
 ><strong><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10p
 t;">Closing Remarks:<br /> Mr. Gregory Vijayendran SC</span></strong></div>
 </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 
 255); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding
 : 0cm 5.4pt; height: 20px; text-align: center; width: 12.2024%;"><span styl
 e="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">5.30pm</span></
 td><td style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style: none solid so
 lid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 
 20px; text-align: center; width: 85.0338%;"><div style="text-align: justify
 ;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palati
 no, serif;">Networking Reception</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></tab
 le><p> </p><p><img src="https://apiex.org/images/Events/2026/APIEx_KL_Semin
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 le="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, seri
 f; font-size: 10pt;">Download Brochure <a href="https://apiex.org/images/Ev
 ents/2026/APIEx_KL_Seminar_27Feb2026_brief_brochure.pdf" target="_blank" re
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 le="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Registration C
 losing Date:<span style="color: #808000;"><strong> 26 February 2026<br /></
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