Our latest "Let's Connect" submission is by Marc Sukkar "Decennial Liability and Decennial Liability Insurance: The only road to the promised land for the New South Wales building crisis".
Members can download the document from our Resources section.
The Society offers the Brooking Prize annually for the best essay submitted in the field of construction law.
It is named after The Hon Robert Brooking AO QC in recognition of his Honour’s pioneering contribution to the study and practice of construction law in Australia.
Papers are now invited for the 2020 Brooking Prize
The Society is delighted to announce the following prize offering for 2020:
Brooking Prize – A$5,000
Brooking Student Prize – A$1,500
High Commendation – A$1,000 (General), A$500 (Student)
Commendation – A$500 (General), A$250 (Student)
All entrants awarded a prize or commendation will, in addition, be granted complimentary membership of the Society for one year.
Entries must be submitted in Microsoft Word or .pdf format and received by 4.00pm Sydney time on Wednesday 27 May 2020.
Further information can be found in the Rules.
Members are advised that the Resolution Institute has revised its Arbitration Rules effective 1 January 2020. A copy of the Rules is available on their website.
Sydney Build is part of Oliver Kinross's Build Series, also taking place in London, Chicago and New York. First launched in 2016, the expo is dedicated entirely to building and construction opportunities in Sydney and its surrounding regions.
Across the span of two days, the event brings together thousands of construction professionals, architects, engineers, designers, developers and government representatives. In addition to boasting over 350 exhibitors, Sydney Build – like its counterparts overseas – prides itself on being content-driven. 300 top level speakers from across the industry take part in informative CPD accredited presentations, themed into 20 free-to-attend Summits:.
For more information and to register a complimentary ticket:
Members are advised that the 2019 National Conference papers are now available here for download. Please click here for the full list of all Resources.
Members may be interested in completing a short survey to assist one of our members who is carrying out research through the University of New South Wales for the purpose of developing an intelligent contract platform for the construction industry.
The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and can be found here.
The survey also gives a brief explanation on what the intelligent contract (or iContract) is and how it has the potential to disrupt the construction industry.
Members are advised that new papers have recently been added to the SCL International website. Please contact admin@scl.org.au if you need assistance to register on the SCL International website.
Members in Sydney may be interested in the prefabAUS 2019 Conference from 10-11 September at the International Convention Centre. More information is available from their website
The Society offers the Brooking Prize annually for the best essay submitted in the field of construction law.
It is named after The Hon Robert Brooking AO QC in recognition of his Honour’s pioneering contribution to the study and practice of construction law in Australia.
The Society is delighted to announce the following results in the 2019 Brooking Prize.
|
Paper title |
Author |
Recommended result |
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‘Levelling the Playing Field’ – A proposal for the regulation of unfair contract terms in construction contracts |
Dr Jeremy Coggins (SA) |
BROOKING PRIZE |
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Protecting David from Goliath: Why Harmonising Australian Security of Payment Laws is not in Queensland's Best Interests |
Jane Evelyn (Qld) |
BROOKING STUDENT PRIZE |
|
Contractors, Owners and Banks: relationships built on trust and security? |
Daniel Morris (WA) |
HIGHLY COMMENDED - GENERAL DIVISION |
|
Out-of-pocket security, out of control? |
Tina Funge (NSW) |
HIGHLY COMMENDED - GENERAL DIVISION |
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The early resolution of construction disputes – has the High Court changed the game? |
William Marshall (NSW) |
HIGHLY COMMENDED - GENERAL DIVISION |
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Is it ever appropriate to employ a prospective delay analysis for a time distant event, in a dispute context? |
Catherine Williams (SA) |
COMMENDED - STUDENT DIVISION |
Information about the 2020 Brooking Prize will be published here later in 2019.
Members may be interested in the International Bar Association Annual Conference which will be held in Seoul, South Korea from 22-27 September 2019.
More information is available from this link.
Applications for our 2020 Mentoring Program are now open. Further information about our mentoring program can be found here.
Click here to apply.
