A developer sells a project, a financier wants payment rights, a subcontractor's business changes hands - and suddenly "transferring the contract" isn't as simple as it sounds. Here's what actually happens to risk and liability under each option.
Not every construction dispute needs the same forum. This article sets out when a technical or valuation dispute suits expert determination, when arbitration is the better fit, and how to draft a dispute resolution clause that sends each issue to the right decision-maker.
When a serious incident happens, the first few hours matter. This guide walks through who to notify, what evidence to preserve, and when to bring in legal advice, so the response holds up under scrutiny.
Getting a worker's status wrong isn't always sham contracting, but it can still leave a business owing entitlements it thought it never had. This piece walks through how the law actually draws the line, and where construction arrangements tend to slip.
A payment schedule can protect a respondent or sink them, depending on how it's drafted. This guide sets out the four statutory requirements, the mistakes that most often trip contractors up, and what two recent NSW decisions mean for getting it right.
Strict time bar enforcement in Victorian construction contracts is no longer guaranteed. New unfairness provisions give adjudicators real power to override notice clauses, changing the risk calculus for both sides of a claim
Buyers rarely price a construction business on earnings alone. This final piece in our Business Exits series looks at where deals lose value during due diligence, and the preparation that protects it.
Selling isn't the only way out. For some construction business owners, a controlled wind-down offers more certainty and less risk than chasing a sale, provided liabilities, insurance and workforce obligations are managed properly along the way.
Selling a majority stake to a PE investor isn't a clean exit, it's the start of a different kind of partnership. Here's what founders in construction actually sign up for, from governance to growth targets.
