Who bears the risk of remote and unforeseen events in a construction contract? As far as possible, that is for the parties to decide before entering
Negotiate your Contract… Even in a Tough Market
The construction market can be a bit like a see saw – one day up, the next day down. One week, governments promise massive infrastructure projects
Are you Losing the Time Bar Arms Race in your Infrastructure Project?
Human progress gets quicker and quicker. This exponential growth can be great—for example, think of the eradication of diseases, the iPhone, epic
Huge fines or jail time for Project Bank Account Breaches
A failure to comply with the obligations prescribed in the BIF Act can result in huge fines or even jail time. In the below table we summarise both
Caught by the Project Bank Account legislation? What now?
In our last article we discussed the circumstances in which Qld’s Project Bank Account legislation could apply to a head contractor. Below, we take
Does Qld’s Project Bank Account legislation apply to you?
Big news for the Queensland construction industry: It is expected that the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (the BIF Act)
7 Ways to Spot a Deal You Should Walk Away From
By Andrew Mewing and Chris Hargreaves Sometimes, the best contracts are the ones that you never sign. But how can you tell the difference between
Are you Missing Important Issues while you Focus on Limitation of Liability Clauses?
I wrote a LinkedIn post the other day about the receivers for Airport Link claiming $2.2 billion in damages from the engineers for allegedly