While delays in project progress and completion are common in the construction industry, the circumstances leading to the delay can rarely be foreseen at time of commencement.
Sydney Capitol Hotels Pty Ltd v Bandelle Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1825 The NSW Supreme Court has recently found that the 10-year long-stop period for building actions imposed by s6.20...
By 29 March 2019, building owners in Queensland will need to complete the online combustible cladding checklist. As a result of amendments to the Building Regulation 2006 (Qld) on 1...
The Lacrosse Building is a 23 storey mixed-use building located in Docklands, Melbourne. In November 2014, the building was engulfed in flames and 450-500 residents had to be evacuated. The...
This is the third episode in our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis. In part three, Rohan Bennett — one of our construction disputes and insurance...
In part four of our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis, Rohan Bennett — one of our construction disputes and insurance experts — talks about the...
This is the second episode in our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis. In part two, Natasha Stojanovich — one of our construction disputes and insurance...
Following the 2014 Lacrosse fire in Victoria's Docklands and the tragic fire in London's Grenfell Tower in 2017, sharp focus has been brought to bear on the use of flammable...
This is the first episode in our Construction & Engineering video series. In this video, Charles Thornley and Natasha Stojanovich — our construction disputes experts — talk about the flammable...
The High Court has handed down two decisions concerning security of payments claims made under the relevant Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act in NSW and South Australia('SOPA')....
2017 saw a change in the Australian insurance landscape - from overseas investors snapping up local insurance businesses, to an increase in regulation and technology advances improving how claims are...
In late 2017, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down its decision in the LU Simon & others v Victorian Building Authority (VBA)1 case. The case has significant ramifications for...
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