Where next for the Australian PPP model?

This webinar will be presented by Owen Hayford, Partner, DLA Piper on Monday 21 September 2020 at 5:00 pm AEST. The PPP model has been implemented with success in the Australian market over many decades, but the commercial landscape continues to change. Contractors are pushing back on the traditional PPP risk allocation whereby all construction phase risks are transferred to a D&C contractor via a fixed price, fixed time contract. Governments are responding by saying that they propose to explore new ways of allocating or sharing risks. Is there an opportunity for equity investors to share some of risks that were previously taken by D&C contractors, in a way that provides a better value for money outcome for governments and taxpayers? And how will the desire of parties for more collaborative approaches to procurement and contracting manifest itself in the PPP model? Owen will explore these and other questions. Owen Hayford Owen is a commercial lawyer with over 20 years' experience specialising in infrastructure, construction, government contracts, procurement and transport. He is a Partner at DLA Piper in Sydney.   He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne, where he teaches a course on Public Private Partnerships as part of the Masters of Laws program.  He previously Chaired the Thought Leadership Subcommittee at the Society of Construction Law Australia.   He is also a Council Member of the Australian Branch of the International Project Finance Association. Owen is recognised as one of the leading lawyers for Construction / Infrastructure in the Best Lawyers report published in the Australia Financial Review as well as recognition by APL500, Doyle's Guide and Who's Who Legal.   Chaired by Saba Amir Goudarzi Saba is an Associate in the Sydney Construction and Infrastructure team at HWL Ebsworth Lawyers and has been a member of the SoCLA Events Sub-Committee since 2018.   More information is available on this flyer. Please click here to register