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 2020 Brooking Prize.
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Paper title |
Author |
Result |
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For Fetter or Worse: The Fettering Doctrine in Government Building Contracts |
Paul Tamburro (VIC) |
BROOKING PRIZE |
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Confusion reigns? The effectiveness of contractual provisions which seek to limit liability under the Australian consumer law |
Joshua Bridgett (VIC) |
Highly Commended (General Division) |
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Cracking the Code: Claims, Consultants and Ethics in the Construction Industry |
Petrina Macpherson (QLD) |
Highly Commended (Student Division) |
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The Successful Delivery of Infrastructure Projects – Fantasy or an Achievable Reality? |
Laina Chan (NSW) |
Commended |
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Construction disputes after COVID-19 - jaw-jaw or war-war? |
Dr Donald Charrett (VIC) |
Commended |
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Should parent companies be primarily liable to pay on demand for the acts of their contractor subsidiaries? |
Tina Funge (NSW) |
Commended |
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The duty to warn and the combustible cladding crisis |
Owen Hayford (NSW) |
Commended |
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Providing a safe harbour for insolvent contractors – a proposal for Commonwealth reform to divergent security of payment legislation |
Christopher Hibbard and Sean Kelly (VIC) |
Commended |
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Will COVID-19 cure the poor health of the Australian construction industry? |
Kiri Parr and Kevin Pascoe (QLD) |
Commended |
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In which payment trust should the Australian construction industry place its trust? |
Bianca Teng and Jeremy Coggins (SA) |
Commended |
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Security of Payment Laws: Singing in the same key, if not from the same songbook |
Andrew Serb (NSW) |
Commended |
Information about the 2021 Brooking Prize will be published here later in 2020.
Dr Matthew Bell (Chair, Judging Panel)