Payment Disputes for Architects: Recovering Your Fees & Costs
Join Peter Sarlos, an experienced lawyer, architect, building surveyor and construction adjudicator, for an in-depth session designed to ensure you can recover any fees and costs owed to you. Gain the skills and information needed to succeed in payment disputes, learn what to look for in contracts to avoid future disputes that even your lawyers might miss, and hear an insider’s guide to making adjudication work for you.
Description
Architects
Attend and earn 1 formal CPD point in Practice Management
This program is based on QLD legislation
Chair: Russell Welsh, Director, ABC Dispute Resolution Service
Payment Disputes for Architects: Recovering Your Fees & Costs
- An introduction to the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 QLD
- An insider’s guide to adjudication
- Tips and traps for claimants
- A breakdown of the issues specific to architects’ profession
- Learn how to prepare contracts for a successful adjudication
- How to recover costs incurred while recovering outstanding fees through adjudication
- Recovery of fees after adjudication: What are the options and advantages?
Presented by Peter Sarlos, Architect; Lawyer; Building Surveyor; Construction Adjudicator; ADR Practitioner
Learning outcomes:
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Gain the skills to effectively deal with payment disputes
- Have a deep understanding of payment disputes, an architect’s role in dealing with them and current issues arising in the profession
- Learn strategies for dealing with common issues arising with payment issues
Presenters
Russell Welsh
Russell is a chartered quantity surveyor and project manager with over 40 years experience internationally, 30 of which has been in Australia. He is a director of Australian Building & Construction Dispute Resolution Service Pty Ltd, which is an authorised nominating authority for adjudications in NSW, ACT, TAS & SA. Russell is also an adjudicator in all jurisdictions in Australia and has decided over 300 matters.
Peter Sarlos, Architect; Lawyer; Building Surveyor; Construction Adjudicator; ADR Practitioner, Construction Adjudicator registered in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. In addition he is the founder and vice president of the Adjudication Forum Incorporated.
Peter's present focus of activity involves the application of his skills and experience gained through over 45 years involvement in the building industry as an architect, Lawyer, expert, & construction adjudicator. Peter has actively participated in industry organisations where he, together with others addresses issues facing the industry including:
- Architects Registration Board of NSW
- NSW Chapter of the (R)AIA through participation in the Institute’s Chapter Council, Practice Committee, CPD Committee and Senior Counsellor Service.
- Building Regulation Advisory Council of NSW (BRAC)
- ABCB / NCC subcommittee on Condensation in Buildings
- Building Professionals Board Technical Reference Group.