May Winfield

Senior Legal Counsel, ENGIE
 https://home.engie.co.uk/

A senior construction solicitor of over 14 years͛ experience, May is a recognised specialist in BIM and emerging construction technology. She was one of the first lawyers to research and get involved in the legal and contractual aspects of BIM, and has drafted BIM contractual documents and guidance, advised on disputes and been involved in developing risk management processes in this area. She has experience working closely with the technical, operational and commercial teams to provide practical solutions, guidance and improvements to enable innovative processes to be implemented with minimal delay and maximum mitigation of risks.

May has spoken worldwide regarding BIM and innovation, and is the author of various articles on legal issues of BIM, digitisation and technology. This includes being co-author of the award-nominated Winfield Rock Report and author of the award-winning paper, ͚’Building InformationModelling: The Legal Frontier – Overcoming Legal and Contractual Obstacles͛’.

May has been involved in the set-up of, and participates in, various industry groups relating to digitisation and innovation . She is a BSI committee member for ISO19650 guidance, associate editor of the ‘Frontiers: Blockchain’ publication, Chair of BIM4Legal and Core Team Member of the 4D BIM Group.

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All Sessions by May Winfield

  • Day 1

    27 February

  • 16:30  - 17:15
    The Winfield Rock Report was launched exclusively at BIM Show Live 2018. Since then, it has been downloaded over a thousand times by people from across the world, including countries like Kuwait and the USA, and has been cited as a leading reference paper in talks in countries as far away as India. It has also been nominated in the Digital & BIM Initiative category of the Building Awards 2018. Building Magazine reviewed the report, commenting that it; “would recommend the report to anyone interested in BIM”. Meanwhile, leading global law firm Eversheds Sutherland proclaimed that; “it is essential reading for anyone in construction”. The legal community has also come together to organise events and BIM progression under BIM4Legal, one of the key outputs of the report. This sort of openness in the legal industry could be said to be almost mythical. But what real and lasting impact has the Winfield Rock Report actually had? Will it be relegated to an academic text or will it make waves and push the revolution that the authors intended? In this talk, May Winfield will examine for the first time, the impact of the Report – including the changes it brought to the CIC BIM Protocol, the rumoured introduction of a Level 2 definition and development of BIM4Legal.
    Stories
    Where
    Sir Bobby Robson Stage

  • Day 2

    28 February

  • 12:30  - 13:00
    Lunchtime Sessions
    Where
    The Sir Bobby Robson Stage




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