The Society of Construction Law Australia

Welcome

The Society of Construction Law (Australia) is a single national organisation of members, at all stages of their professional career, who share an interest in construction law.  The 16 founding members were drawn from all mainland states as are the current directors.

The Society encourages the active involvement of all of its members and discourse across the broad spectrum of issues relating to construction law, including matters of policy and legislation, "front end" issues, dispute avoidance, and all forms of dispute resolution.

To view the Society's Objects and Vision please click here. 

 

 

Forthcoming events

Wednesday 22 May 2019
Building Networks that work

Networking is made up of more than just a string of contacts. You need a plan with a specific focus that will help you pursue the kind of relationships that move you closer to your objectives. There is also no one size fits all approach – everyone has a personal style so therefore you need to design an approach that will work for you.

This seminar will be conducted by Sue-Ella Prodonovich, one of Australia's leading advisors on business development and marketing for professional services.

More information is available on this flyer.

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Location:
Clayton Utz, Level 28, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Defects on large-scale construction projects – what you need to know following recent cases including Opal and Lacrosse

This presentation will provide a refresher on the law surrounding defects and rectification issues on large-scale construction projects with a focus on lessons learned from recent case studies such as the cladding issues on the Lacrosse building in Melbourne and structural issues on the Opal building in Sydney.

More information is available on this flyer.

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Location:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 25, 567 Collins Street, Melbourne
Wednesday 5 Jun 2019
Disaster Recovery – Public Policy, Engineering, and Legal Perspectives

SoCLA's Young Constructors Committee and Consult Australia's FutureNet are presenting a panel event on 5 June 2019.  It will provide in-depth insights and lessons learned regarding disaster recovery in Victoria and elsewhere from public policy, engineering and legal perspectives.

Capacity is stricly restricted to the first 40 registrations. 

Registrations close on Wednesday, 29 May 2019.

More information is available on this flyer.

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Location:
Clayton Utz, Level 18, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne

Latest News

Friday 17 May 2019
Call for Nominations to the Board - now open

Nominations for the SoCLA Board are now open

The notice calling for nominations can be found here and nomination form can be found here.

The notice calling for nominations provides further information in relation to the Society and the role of the Board.

Nominations close on 30 May 2019 at 5 pm (AEST).
 
Any enquires regarding the process should be directed towards chair@scl.org.au and admin@scl.org.au.

Monday 13 May 2019
New papers have been added to the SCL International website

Several new papers have been added to the SCL International website in recent weeks.

You can access these at https://www.sclinternational.org/members/papers and will need to be logged in first.

Please email  if you have any questions regarding registering on the SCL International website.  Registration is free for SoCLA members.
 

Monday 13 May 2019
Recent Textbook Publications

Members are advised that the following new texts have been published which may be of interest:

  1. The Application of Contracts in Developing Offshore Oil and Gas Contracts, 1st Edition, by Philip Loots and Donald Charrett.   SoCLA members can receive a 20% discount on this text.   Please email for details.
  2. Contract and the Australian Consumer Law, by John W Carter and Laina Chan.  

If you would like further details of these texts or to purchase please click (1) here and (2) here.   

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National Conference

Our 2019 National Conference will be held in at The Westin Hotel, Perth, WA from 1-3 August 2019. Click here for further information

SoCLA Call for Board Nominations

Nominations for the SoCLA Board are now open. The notice calling for nominations can be found here and the nomination form can be found here. Nominations close on 30 May 2019 at 5 pm (AEST).

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