Construction

  In February of this year, the Society of Construction Law (“SOCL”) published the 2nd Edition of the Delay and Disruption Protocol (“the Protocol”) – the first update to the Protocol since the release of the first edition in 2002. The Protocol is prepared for the UK market, but has…

These statistics on Building from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) published in February 2017 show some very interesting trends. The salient figures worth noting is that, at the time of publication, there has been a slightly downwards trend for all building by 0.1% for the last 7 months but…

The position regarding Building Energy Efficiency Certificates (BEEC) in Australia is in a transition phase as a result of changes to the Commercial Building Disclosure Program (CBDP), which exists under the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010. Currently, lessors are required to provide energy efficient information when they lease or…

Unfair Contract Terms in the Construction Industry – You Need to Take ActionIn November 2016 new legislative changes will see negotiating power swing away from larger businesses towards small businesses.This article looks at:the changes to the Australian Consumer Law which will extend unfair contract protections to small businesses (less than…