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BCM563

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CONSTRUCTION LAW

LECTURE 1

Introduction to BCM563

DR ZULHABRI ISMAIL

MCIArb MIEEE PhD (Construction Law)

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Synopsis

To introduce BCM563 To inform the expectations of the lecturer

towards the whole semester

To aware the students on the process ofteaching and learning

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Before we go further...

I need to know you Tell me about yourself

Name Hometown Year graduated From which learning institution / university /

department etc. Working experience Level of knowledge in law

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About myself

Name Dr Zulhabri Ismail

Education and professional qualifications 1997 : Dip. Building [ITM] 2003 : B. Construction Management (Hons) [UiTM] 2005 : Chartered Institute of Building (UK) 2006 : MSc. Construction Law & Arbitration [London] 2009 : Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) 2010 : PhD Construction Law [UiTM] 2010: Fellow of Research [RMI] 2010: Member of Institution of Electrical & Electronic

Engineers (International)

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Before we go further...

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Working experience

Contract Executive for the following

organisations :-

Dumez Jaya Sdn Bhd Berjaya Times SquareProject (1997)

MTD Capital Berhad (2000) DRB Hicom Berhad (2002)

Construction law Senior lecturer (2005 - present)

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Diploma in Building (FSPU, UiTM) Bachelor of Construction Management (FSPU, UiTM) Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (FAB, UM) Bachelor of Building Surveying (FAB, UM) MSc Integrated Construction Project Management (FSPU,

UiTM) Master of Law (FUU, UiTM) Master in Engineering Management (FKM, UiTM) Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (ISM) Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology, Cyberjaya

(Bach Interior Architecture)

Curtin University (Australian-Malaysia Program). Other institutions i.e. Polytechnics, Indonesian Agencies,

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)

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Teaching Experience

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Quiz

Why do we need to study law? How is it related to Construction Management

students in particular and the construction

industry in general?

Differences between BCM563 and BCM643(Contract Management)

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Boring. Difficult - EnglishNeed to spend more time to read Too many cases Too many things need to be explored Wordy Legal jargon Latin words i.e. pacta sunt proferentem,bona fide, ratio decidendi etc.

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Normal descriptions about law

related subjects (-ve)

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Law lecture

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Interesting. Challenging Reading Will Improve my understanding and

English?

Real cases & dispute Complex & exploratory Legal jargon Sounds funny, what it entail?

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related subjects (+ve)

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Proposition

10% - coursework and presentation 10% - 20% tutorial (every week)

10% - attendance and participation in class 60% - 70% - examination Passing marks 50% Percentage of failures 20% - 30%

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Requirements for BCM563

General principle of Malaysian law by Lee Mei Pheng /Business Law by Lee Mei Pheng & Ivan Jeron Detta,

Oxford Univ Press, 2009

Contracts Act 1950 (Act 136) [downloaded fromLaw.net.com]

Law dictionary [available online] National Land Code 1965

Past year examination papers Motivation and spirit to learn Come early to my class if you come later than me you

are considered late

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General syllabus

Construction law Malaysian legal system

Contract law Tort law Land law Agency and Employment Law

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