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 2019 Brooking Prize
Entries must be received in WORD or PDF format by 4:00 pm Sydney time on 5 June 2019.
Further information can be found in the Rules.
SoCLA is pleased to announce the 2019 National Conference will be held in Perth at The Westin on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 August 2019.
Welcome drinks will be held on the evening of Thursday 1 August 2019.
The conference theme is “Doing it Overseas - the legal tips and tricks for taking Construction Smarts to foreign jurisdictions”.
Our latest "Let's Connect" submission (by Maike Barton) is "The Impact of the Government Procurement Agrement to Procurement Laws in Australia". This paper analyses the impact of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) within the World Trade Organisation (WTO), procurement legislation in construction law in Australia. This paper proposes a study of the relationship between the entities (Australian Government and GPA) outlining how and why the GPA affects the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPR’s). Members can download the paper from the Resources section.
Our latest "Let's Connect" submission is 'Subjective objectivity - As built critical path analysis". Submitted by Tommy Wakefield-Smith, this paper looks at the different methods of delay analysis defined by the Delay and Disruption protocol 2nd edition, some of their issues, and ‘subjective objectivity’ and bias by reference to Nobel Prize winner Dr Daniel Kahneman and his work on ‘Judgement Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’.
Members can download this document from our Resources section.
The Society of Construction Law Australia has been invite to participate in the Building Ministers Forum’s discussions on the Building Confidence Report, “Building Confidence – Improving the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia”.
The report is available at http://apo.org.au/node/171286
The Society would like to hear members’ comments on the report generally and the recommendations specifically. To enable them to be collated in time for the discussion members are requested to provide their comments by 6 August 2018.
All members’ comments should be directed to Cathie Witcombe
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 20 July 2018 at 5 pm (AEST).
Any enquires regarding the process should be directed towards secretary@scl.org.au and admin@scl.org.au.
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 2018 Brooking Prize.
|
Paper title |
Authors |
Result |
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‘All Promise Outruns Performance’ – The Enforceability of Extended Promises in Construction Contracts |
Dominic Fawcett and Hugh Hadgraft (QLD) |
2018 Brooking Prize |
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Do Early Contractor Involvement Contracts used in NSW Government Projects Promote Legitimate Collaboration? |
Tina Funge (NSW) |
Highly Commended – General Division |
|
Constructive Acceleration in the UAE: A Matter of Contract, Law or Good Faith? |
Stefan Pislevik (VIC) |
Highly Commended – Student Division |
|
Substandard Balconies are Flooding the Victorian Market: The Legal Context of Causes and Remedies |
Catherine Williams (SA) |
Highly Commended – Student Division |
|
Is Conventional Insurance for Construction Projects Fit for Purpose? |
Dr Donald Charrett (VIC) |
Commended – General Division |
|
Adjudication in South Africa: Heading in the Wrong Direction? |
Michelle Kerr (South Africa) and Dr Samer Skaik (VIC) |
Commended – General Division |
|
Smart Contracts in Construction |
Natalie Kozlov (NSW) |
Commended – General Division |
The Brooking Student Prize was not awarded for 2018.
Information about the 2019 Brooking Prize will be published here later in 2018.
Matthew Bell (Chair, Judging Panel)
Entries for the 2018 Brooking Prize have now closed.
The Society expects to announce the results by mid-July.
Expressions of Interest are now being sought for the 2018 Charrett Moot.
More information is available to download here.
Applications for our 2019 Mentoring Program are now open. Further information about our mentoring program and how to apply can be found here.
Applications close Thursday 18 April 2019.
