Events
Conferences, seminars and round tables organised by the Society
Forthcoming events
10th Society of Construction Law Romania International Annual Conference “Perspectives of Construction Law”
The Present & Future of Best Practices in Construction & Arbitration
Marking its tenth edition, the Society’s international annual conference asks where best practice in construction projects and construction arbitration stands today – across project authorisations, contract drafting, claims management, dispute avoidance and the efficient conduct of arbitral proceedings – and how it must evolve to meet what lies ahead. Leading Romanian and international practitioners, arbitrators and academics will take stock of what already works and look at the practices now taking shape.
2nd Eastern European Regional SCL Conference “Construction Across Borders”
Co-organised by SCL Bulgaria, SCL Hungary, SCL Poland, SCL Romania, SCL Serbia and SCL Türkiye, in partnership with the European Society of Construction Law (ESCL), this is the only conference designed specifically for construction law professionals working across Eastern Europe.
The region’s construction industry is evolving fast – and so are the legal challenges that come with it. After a sold-out debut in Belgrade, the conference now moves to Sofia, over two full days and on a larger scale.
12th Society of Construction Law International (SCLI) Conference “The Confluence”
The biennial conference of SCLI, gathering the worldwide construction law community – practitioners, academics, arbitrators and institutions from every jurisdiction.
Belgrade has stood for millennia at the point where the Sava meets the Danube, and where West and East, ancient and modern, have always converged. Construction law is a confluence of its own: common law traditions meet civil law frameworks, employers and contractors bring competing narratives to the same facts, and delay analysts, quantum experts, engineers and lawyers approach the same dispute from different directions – yet must find a point where they meet. That point is the theme of the 2027 conference.
Past events
European Society of Construction Law Annual Conference & Workshop 2026
Global Turmoils: Uncertainties in Construction Projects
Hosted by SCL Türkiye, the annual conference of the European Society of Construction Law addressed price escalation and hardship, time bars and risk allocation under FIDIC, AI in construction law, project bankability and sanctions, and conflict-affected projects. The Society of Construction Law Romania took part in the proceedings and in the ESCL General Assembly, represented by Ovidiu Ioan Dumitru, Founding and Past President.
1st Eastern European Regional SCL Conference “Construction Across Borders”
Hosted by SCL Serbia together with the societies of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Türkiye, in association with the European Society of Construction Law and the Society of Construction Law International, and supported by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ICC Dispute Resolution Services and ICC Serbia.
The 2nd SCL Türkiye & SCL Romania Joint Event
From Investment to Dispute Resolution: Türkiye – Romania Conference
Kindly supported and hosted by the Türkiye Müteahhitler Birliği / Turkish Contractors Association, the event brought together prominent figures of the international construction and arbitration community, members of the Societies of Construction Law from both countries.
9th Society of Construction Law Romania International Annual Conference “Perspectives of Construction Law”
Progress & Regress in the Construction Field
Hosted together with the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the ninth edition of the Society’s international annual conference examined where the construction field has moved forward and where it has fallen back, from railway infrastructure and defence procurement to contract amendments, BIM standardisation and the resolution of claims.
European Society of Construction Law Annual Conference & Workshop 2025
Construction Projects and the Cultural Context
The annual conference of the European Society of Construction Law, hosted in Naples, looked at how cultural context shapes the way construction projects are negotiated, performed and disputed across Europe.
The 1st SCL Romania & SCL Türkiye Joint Event
Future Forward: The Romanian-Turkish Partnerships in Construction & Infrastructure Projects
The first joint event of the two societies, bringing Romanian and Turkish practitioners together in Bucharest to look at partnerships in construction and infrastructure projects and at the contracting and dispute resolution practice of the two markets.
Book launch – Riscul în contractele de antrepriză pentru lucrări de construcții
The Risk in Construction Contracts, by Cristian Răzvan Rugină
Hosted by the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies together with the Society of Construction Law Romania, the launch of the monograph published by Wolters Kluwer Romania on the allocation of risk in construction works contracts under the FIDIC forms and Government Decision no. 1/2018.
8th Society of Construction Law Romania International Annual Conference “Perspectives of Construction Law”
Tackling Construction Delays – from Delays in Procurement and Permitting, to Delays in Contract Performance and Dispute Resolution
Hosted together with the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the eighth edition of the Society’s international annual conference followed delay through the whole life of a project – from procurement and permitting, to contract performance and the resolution of the disputes it generates.
European Society of Construction Law Annual Conference & Workshop 2024
Design – Vocabulary, Responsibilities & Liabilities across Europe
Hosted by the Belgian Society of Construction Law, the annual conference brought together speakers from thirteen European countries on the responsibilities and liabilities of designers, construction teams and clients, and on how design duties are defined across European jurisdictions.
Papers and presentations from past events are available to members in the Journal section.