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2026 Stynes Address

The Society of Construction Law Australia is delighted to present the 2026 Stynes Address
Melbourne VIC

The Role of Arbitration and Other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Early, Mid and Late-Stage Project Disputes

Join us for a discussion with practitioners from across the infrastructure and energy sectors, as part of Australian Arbitration Week. This event is hosted by Clayton Utz.
Adelaide SA

Beyond the Blueprint: Navigating South Australia’s Major Infrastructure Era

Presented by Jeremy Conway, CEO, Infrastructure SA; Megan Antcliff, Director – Infrastructure, Cities and Places, Turner & Townsend and Rebecca Yorston, Principal, LK Law.
Moderator: Patrick Leader-Elliott, Special Counsel LK Law
Brisbane QLD

Wrangling Carbon: How the construction industry is tackling its carbon emissions

In conjunction with Lighthouse Club (Brisbane) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
Speakers; Kiri Parr, Kiri Parr Law Pty Ltd; Scott Losee, Losee Consulting Pty Ltd
Hosted by Holding Redlich, Brisbane
Sydney NSW

Security of Payment Latest Updates and Industry Impacts

Presenters: Jodi Steele SC, Stefan Fenk, Partner, Hall & Wilcox, Tim Sullivan, Director, Contract Administration Group; Moderator: Lindsey Chapman, Special Counsel, HWLE Lawyers
Brisbane QLD

Industry Perspectives on Standard Contracting in Queensland

Speakers: Mal Shepherd, Chief Development Officer, Sunwater,
Janelle Mehrten, Chief Contracts Officer, DHPW, Della Muscat, Director, Resolve Commercial, Steven Evans, Director, Concordia Resolution. Moderator: Kirsty Smith, Partner, Holding Redlich
Melbourne VIC

Extraordinary Events, Ordinary Clauses: In an age of shocks, what the fuel crisis reveals about time and cost risk allocation in construction contracts

Presented by: Alison Close: Clayton Utz and James Ford: Rider Levett Bucknall, Gareth Barrett: CIMIC Group, James MacDonald: Ashurst Perkins Coie

SCL Australia and SCL New Zealand: Shared Experiences on complex projects and PPPs across the shores

Speakers: Alastair Loomes, Project Director, CPB Contractors;
Karen Mitchell, Independent Chair for the Wellington Hospitals Campus Redevelopment Steering Group; Sam O’Malley, General Counsel - Corporate and Disputes, Fletcher Construction; Jon Varndell, Group Director – Transformation, AECOM

Moderators: Helen Macfarlane, President, SCL NZ; Caroline Beaumaris, Chair, SCL Australia
Perth WA

Construction Arbitration – strategies for turning turmoil into triumph

Speakers: Wayne Martin AC KC: Arbitrator and ex-Chief Justice of Western Australia
Jon Prudhoe: Senior Managing Director, Ankura
Mathea McCubbing, Sedgman
Kate Bower: Barrister
Moderator: Sean Marriott, HFW Australia
Brisbane QLD

Lessons from Mega Projects

Presenters: Caroline Newman, Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority (GIICA); Dr Amy Dunphy, Gladstone Area Water Board; Ben Hutchison, Powerlink. Moderator: Luke Trimarchi, MinterEllison