Building & Construction

Contract Law Conference

Issues covered include: unsigned contracts, dispute resolution, ipso facto clauses, insolvency, common law rights to terminate, risk, limitation of liability, indemnities, unfair terms, unconscionable conduct, cross-jurisdictional contracts, variation

Building and Construction Forum: New Law, New Disputes, New Claims

Issues covered include: defects, bonds, cladding, delay, disruption, work orders, fitness for purpose, project procurement, insolvency, ipso facto regime, consumer law

Building and Construction Update

Issues covered include: Case update, valuation of quantum meruit claims, appeal an arbitral award, Indemnity Clauses and a Carve Out for Proportionate Liability, Delay and Disruption, Insolvency Reforms, the PPSA and the ‘Fiocco’ Report, Security of paymenet for subcontractors, Arbitration, Construction and infrastructure disputes.

Building and Construction Disputes & Risk Management

Issues covered include: Construction disputes, building award, underpayments, accessorial liability, insolvency, ipso facto, extensions of time, time bars, concurrent delay, construction insurance

Building and Construction Disputes Deep Dive

Issues covered include: building and construction cases, security of payment, Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act, project bank accounts, jurisdictional error, building projects, construction projects, international partners, international dispute resolution, arbitration, dispute resolution in building and construction, mediation, delay claims, construction disputes

Contract Law Conference: Risk Management

Issues covered include: contractual warranties, contractual indemnities, insurance contracts, arbitration clauses, binding arbitration agreements, contracting in the digital age, digital footprints, limitation of liability, Australian consumer law, proportionate liability regimes, ethical considerations, contract drafting, contract tendering, contract negotiation, block chain, smart contracts, multi-party agreements, privacy, cybersecurity

Contract Law Essentials: Avoiding Risk

Issues covered include: rectification and variation, drafting contracts, heads of agreement, pre-contractual representations, dispute resolution clauses

NCAT Consumer and Commercial Division: Practice and Procedure

Issues covered include: jurisdiction, appeals, strata disputes, Home Building Act, costs

Contract Law Conference: Risk Management Melbourne

Building and Construction Law: Liability and Risk

Sometimes it seems easier to ask what can’t go wrong in a construction project than to fathom the myriad ways everything can fall to pieces for your clients or your organisation. But regardless of whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, you must be prepared to avoid or manage risk at every turn. And when things do go wrong, it’s essential that you’re across the latest in defects, economic loss, Security of Payment issues, critical new case law and more.

9th Annual Asbestos and Related Diseases

There are countless variables in any asbestos or related disease matter involving a range of perspectives that you must know inside and out. Gain a firm grasp of each of these perspectives by going right to the source and hearing from the Honourable Judge Russell, Icare, leading legal experts, and eminent respiratory physician. Join them as they examine new legislation and procedures, the latest compensation claims, critical new medical issues and more.

Building and Construction Law Conference

Between the ever changing fortunes of the property market and a building and construction industry that by its very nature gives rise to a broad range of legal issues, you need to stay up to date the latest legal developments. Hear firsthand from the County Court and join our experienced panel of barristers and legal practitioners as they detail the most current and best strategies, practices and procedures to navigate a changing sector.

Building Disputes and the Home Building Act

As a consequence of NSW’s Government significant investment in metropolitan and regional infrastructure to support growth and new measures designed to improve housing affordability, residential building across NSW has surged. This useful seminar brings together renowned experts in the residential building field to provide a timely update on the Home Building Act as it applies to building disputes involving residential building work in NSW.

Construction Law: Strategies for When it Goes Wrong

Issues covered include: critical incidents, bankruptcy, insolvency, liability, combustible cladding, reforms, security of payment laws

Construction Law Symposium - Recorded in March 2020, NSW

Issues covered include: latest cases, negligence, security of payment, damages, appeals, jurisdictional error, litigation issues, warranty claims, quantum meruit

Construction Law: Major Issues, Key Insights

Issues covered include: security of payment, construction contracts, building defects, cladding, construction disputes, quantum meruit, litigation funding, construction claims

Law for Architects: Contracts, Costs and Risk

Issues covered include: Costs Blowout Liabilities for Architects, Cladding and Non-Conforming Materials: liability and risk, Payment Disputes for Architects

Building and Construction Update

Issues covered include: Construction Contracts Act, Drafting Arbitration Agreements, Construction Consultancy Agreements, Major Developments in Quantum Meruit

Building and Construction Roundup

Issues covered include: Security of Payment, Quantum Meruit, Mann v Patterson Constructions, Domestic Building Contracts, Construction Contracts, rectification

Law for Architects: Contracts, Planning & Disputes

Issues covered include: Construction certificates, Occupation certificates, Architect SEP 65 Verification Statement, Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019, regulated design, Building and Construction (Security of Payment) Act, adjudication, Role as Superintendent, agent of the principal, exercising independent discretion

Hot Contract Issues for Architects: Force Majeure, Frustration & Performance

Issues covered include: COVID-19, contracts, force majeure, frustration, performance

Deconstructing Construction Contracts: Critical Takeaways

Armed with updates and insights into critical recent cases and key issues such as the prevention principle and exclusion clauses, you will be able to provide expert guidance. Join experienced construction law barrister, Sydney Jacobs, as he gives you a deep dive into essential recent cases and provides you with unique insights on the key takeaway.

Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020: Critical Legal Update

The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 is shaking up the construction industry and risk abounds with some significant provisions that have come into force immediately and retrospectively. Protect your clients and their interests by examining the important developments, including duty of care provisions, performance, regulated designs, registration and licensing requirements, insurance, penalties, enforcement and more.

Critical New Legislation for Architects and Developers

The game-changing legislation introduced by the NSW Government for the design & construction of apartment buildings will have major ramifications for architects & developers. Attend & benefit from two leading planning lawyers who will dissect the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers Act 2020 and The Design and Practitioners Act 2020. Gain the critical information and practical strategies you need while having all your questions answered so that you’re ready for any eventuality

Quantum Meruit: Navigating Critical Changes

The High Court’s decision in Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd dramatically changed the law in relation to quantum meruit claims. Discover what’s happened to quantum meruit, when the restitutionary remedy’s no longer available, when it’s practically worth pursuing, and the impact of contract price on these claims. Examine what all of these significant changes mean for your practice going forward and don’t miss this opportunity to clarify these critical issues.

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.

Security of Payment: Major New Reforms

Security of Payment issues are a major component of any construction lawyers practice. This update will leave you fully informed on the major new reforms to the area. Be prepared for the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020.

Planning, Environment and Development Law Alert

Get the latest updates on critical new planning and environment legislation, key developments arising from the pandemic, and the important takeaways from the latest cases. Examine how development contributions, voluntary planning agreements and developer levies are being navigated right now while infrastructure is in the spotlight in NSW. Finally, get up to date on the latest developments with building standards, certifications and disputes.

Construction Disputes and Developments

2020 has been an unprecedented year for the construction sector. Keep up with developments in security of payment, COVID-19 relief, and liability in construction disputes. Plus, benefit from a practical guide to mediation and negotiation in the construction sector with a focus on remote video conferencing. Put your practice in a strong position moving forward.

Construction: Duties and Disputes

New legislation such as the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and new ways of looking at the Home Building Act 1989 are the hot issues in construction law right now. This useful seminar brings together experts in the residential building field to provide a timely update to the issue of Work Orders vs Monetary Claims under the Home Building Act, including strategies for NCAT disputes and an in depth look at major changes to duties owed by builders, designers and others.

Construction Law: Unpacking Major Regulatory Reforms

The ACT Government has been overhauling the territory’s building regulatory regime. A consultation program commenced in 2016, with a report issued later that year. Since then, a series of legislative amendments have occurred, and more are proposed to occur in the future, all aimed at improving building quality within the ACT. Join a leading construction law expert as she works through the package of proposed reforms and the current status of implementation.

Legal Risks for Architects in Kick-Starting Development Projects Post COVID-19

As Victoria emerges from a tumultuous period there is predicted to be a large volume of projects restarted in a short period of time. Make sure you are across the legal issues that could impact these projects. Refresh yourself on the ins and outs of the planning system, dive into the major litigation issues for architects including combustible cladding, and hear firsthand from a barrister from the Lacrosse appeal. Be sure to bring your question to the expert panel Q&A

Recent Construction Cases

Join a specialist barrister as he analyses some recent construction cases from Australia and common law jurisdictions.

Construction Law Symposium

213N07: Your practice needs to keep up with rapid change in the construction industry. Come along to hear a carefully selected panel of speakers explore the latest developments, trends and changes in the building industry. Explore the latest cases and hear in depth presentations on major new developments in liability, security of payment, legislation, tendering, procurement, safety, bankruptcy, insolvency, long life warranties and more.

Building and Construction Legal Roundup

213V13: Hear the latest legal updates affecting the building sector and leave with improved practical skills and strategies. Get an insider’s perspective from the chair of the Building Appeals Board of Victoria plus gain an update on security of payment developments, tendering and procurement issues, an analysis of the latest construction cases and more.

Construction Law: Major Issues & Key Insights

213Q12: Gain the latest strategies you need to navigate the intricacies of construction contracts and overcome disputes over building products and insurance. In addition, explore key recent changes to security of payment and new building regulations. There’s a lot to keep up with. Don’t be caught out. Prepare ahead.

Building and Construction Legal Roundup 2021

213W15: In today’s ever shifting and demanding construction industry it’s critical to develop advanced legal and business strategies in order to effectively mitigate risk for your construction clients or your organisation. Gain useful information on variations to work scope, time bars, waiver, estoppel and termination for breach of essential terms. Hear a critical security of payment update plus keep pace with key structural developments shaping the sector.

Inaugural Architects Legal Symposium: Contracts and Client Agreements

213W26: As architects you often deal with contracts, construction & other issues that involve legal issues, but there are many legal risks that are often overlooked or misunderstood. Make sure you have the correct understanding of both the obvious and the hidden legal risks impacting architects. Be fully informed on the changes to the Construction Contracts Act. Fully know the obligations that arise from the AIA Client Architect Agreement and be prepared for any eventuality surrounding novation.

Construction Disputes and Litigation

It’s more important than ever to stay up to date with rapid changes with legal issues in the construction industry. Together with an expert panel, explore the most pressing developments, trends and changes in the building industry. Examine the latest cases and hear in-depth presentations on major new developments in cladding, security of payment, legislation, subcontractor insolvency, employment law and more. WEB216N24

Construction Contracts Masterclass

A masterclass not to be missed. Join contracts guru Jeffrey Goldberger as he delves into the major construction contract areas where disputes often arise such as tenders, bank guarantees, liquidated and general damages, termination and quantum meruit. Leave this masterclass, more knowledgeable and ready for any eventuality with highly refined skills in dissecting contractual issues. Tailored for the construction lawyer, this is the contracts masterclass you will not want to miss. 216N38