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BCM563

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 of teaching and learning

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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Before we go further...
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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Working experience
Contract Executive for the follow ing organisations :! Dumez Jaya Sdn Bhd Berjaya Times Square Project (1997) ! MTD Capital Berhad (2000) ! DRB Hicom Berhad (2002)

Construction law Senior lecturer (2005 - present)

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Teaching Experience
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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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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)

Normal descriptions about law related subjects (-ve)

! Boring. ! Difficult - English ! Need 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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Law lecture

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Normal descriptions about law related subjects (+ve)

! 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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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 from Law.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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