Construction Across Borders: 1st Eastern European Regional SCL Conference

HKA is pleased to be speaking at the 1st Eastern European Regional Society of Construction Law (SCL) Conference, taking place on 27 April 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Titled “Construction Across Borders”, this landmark event brings together construction law professionals from across Eastern Europe for a day of practical insight, regional collaboration and high‑level discussion.

11:10am: Construction and Contracting in the Nuclear Sector

This session will explore the legal, contractual and risk considerations unique to the nuclear sector, drawing on cross‑border project experience and international best practice.

Panellists include:

• Huseyin Karanci, Principal, HKA
• Jens Bürkle, Managing Partner, COMINDIS Law Firm
• Adriana Spassova, Partner, EQE Control
• Károly Bagócsi, Junior Partner, Balázs & Kovátsits Legal Partnership
• Nicolas Bouchardie, Partner, White & Case
• Roxana Vornicu, Managing Partner, Sirbu & Vornicu Law
• Frank Thomas, Founding Partner, Thomas‑Koziarski Consulting

14:25pm: Digital Technologies and AI on Construction Sites and in Dispute Avoidance / Resolution

This panel will examine how digital tools and artificial intelligence are transforming construction delivery, claims management and dispute avoidance, and how these technologies are increasingly used in dispute resolution.

• Angelica Boca, Principal HKA
• Živa Filipič, Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Svetlana Borisova, Managing Director, Build DRS
• Bence Rajkai, Senior Associate, Cerha Hempel
• Stanisław Koziarski, Founding Partner, Thomas‑Koziarski Consulting
• Milan Lazić, Senior Partner, Karanović & Partners
• Yasemin Çetinel, Founder, Çetinel Law Firm

Join Us in Belgrade

Organised by the Society of Construction Law Serbia, together with the Bulgarian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian and Turkish Societies of Construction Law, and in association with the European Society of Construction Law (ESCL) and SCL International, this conference marks the first regional SCL event for Eastern Europe.

The focus will be on practical experience rather than theoretical debate, addressing real‑world challenges in financing, delivering and resolving disputes on complex cross‑border construction projects.

Huseyin Karanci is a civil engineer with over 18 years’ experience specialising in construction programming, delay analysis and project management on complex, high‑value disputes. He has been appointed as delay and programming expert on multiple occasions and has provided expert opinion in arbitration, adjudication and mediation for building, infrastructure and energy projects exceeding £1 billion in value. Recognised by Lexology Index as a Future Leader in Construction, Huseyin brings extensive cross‑border project insight drawn from major projects across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Angelica Boca is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 25 years of experience in the construction and engineering industry and acts as a quantum expert on complex, high‑value disputes. She has extensive experience in international arbitration, UK adjudication and FIDIC dispute adjudication boards, providing expert evidence on claims exceeding €300 million across multiple European jurisdictions. Angelica specialises in the quantification of prolongation, disruption, acceleration and variation claims, and is widely recognised by Lexology Index as a leading professional in construction quantum and expert evidence.