Towards a Modern Approach in Drafting Construction Contracts in Malaysia

22 July 2008 - Kuala Lumpur

24 July 2008 - Penang

Contracts including construction contracts have traditionally been drafted in legalese – difficult and often archaic language that parties to the contract often do not understand. It is however particularly important for construction contracts to be drafted in language that the parties to the contract and the party who administers the contract truly understands. This is because these contract administrators are technically qualified in construction related areas but not usually legally qualified.

There have been major developments over many years in more developed countries on modernising legal drafting. The benefits of modern plain language drafting in saving cost, saving time, and avoiding ambiguity have been well recorded. At the same time judges have been highly critical of construction contracts as being obscure and ambiguous – resulting in unwarranted disputes.

This international conference will call on international experts to share their views about how modern legal drafting can benefit the government and society in general and the construction industry in particular. Malaysian case studies on modernising construction contracts drafting will be included as illustrations.

FOR ENQUIRIES AND REGISTRATION, please contact Mohammad Farris (tel: 26170345, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) Farah Fazini (tel: 26170298, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Noridah (tel: 26170351, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).