Stephanie Duffy

Principal, Brisbane

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About Stephanie

Stephanie is a construction contracts specialist with experience gained in-house and in private practice. Stephanie has advised in relation to a wide range of projects, including commercial, industrial and residential developments, civil and infrastructure projects, and engineering and mining projects. She is focused on applying strong technical drafting skills and providing commercial and practical advice to assist clients to best position themselves for each project.

Her experience includes preparing and advising on various forms of contracts for contractors, suppliers, principals and consultants. She regularly prepares contract suites for various industry participants to reflect their particular business needs. She also advises on legal compliance matters relevant to construction businesses, including licensing and payment regulations.

Core Practice Areas

Project Highlights

Qld Hospitals Capacity Expansion Projects

For the Townsville, Ipswich, and Mackay Hospitals Capacity Expansion Projects, we assisted with the negotiation of over 40 consultant agreements with over 30 individual consultants for 21 disciplines.

Emergency Works - 2022 Brisbane Floods

Preparation of subcontracts and consultant agreements for First Response Emergency Works to be undertaken following the 2022 Brisbane Flood Event.

Woodford Detention Centre

Working closely with client’s teams to negotiate, agree and execute consultant contracts for Stage One design work within a four-month period. This involved attendance at meetings to negotiate consultant agreement terms, preparing departure tables of comments and populate and compile final for execution contracts.

Recent Insights

Starting construction work in Queensland? Here’s why you might need a licence!

Significant project trust accounts expansion scheduled for 2025

New Changes to Queensland Statutory Trust Framework

About Stephanie

Stephanie is a construction contracts specialist with experience gained in-house and in private practice. Stephanie has advised in relation to a wide range of projects, including commercial, industrial and residential developments, civil and infrastructure projects, and engineering and mining projects. She is focused on applying strong technical drafting skills and providing commercial and practical advice to assist clients to best position themselves for each project.

Her experience includes preparing and advising on various forms of contracts for contractors, suppliers, principals and consultants. She regularly prepares contract suites for various industry participants to reflect their particular business needs. She also advises on legal compliance matters relevant to construction businesses, including licensing and payment regulations.

Project Highlights

Qld Hospitals Capacity Expansion Projects

For the Townsville, Ipswich, and Mackay Hospitals Capacity Expansion Projects, we assisted with the negotiation of over 40 consultant agreements with over 30 individual consultants for 21 disciplines.

Emergency Works - 2022 Brisbane Floods

Preparation of subcontracts and consultant agreements for First Response Emergency Works to be undertaken following the 2022 Brisbane Flood Event.

Woodford Detention Centre

Working closely with client’s teams to negotiate, agree and execute consultant contracts for Stage One design work within a four-month period. This involved attendance at meetings to negotiate consultant agreement terms, preparing departure tables of comments and populate and compile final for execution contracts.

Core Practice Areas

Recent Insights

Starting construction work in Queensland? Here’s why you might need a licence!

Significant project trust accounts expansion scheduled for 2025

New Changes to Queensland Statutory Trust Framework