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Are Australia's Cities Outgrowing its Construction Law ?

2017 SoCLA National Conference paper by Matthew Bell

Using AI to Reduce Workplace Injuries on Construction Sites

2017 SoCLA National Conference paper by Michael Tooma and Teodor Lomaca

Improving Outcomes in Government Procurement of Major Projects

2017 SoCLA National Conference paper by Owen Hayford

Prospective Analysis – What does it mean ?

A commended paper in the Brooking Prize 2017 by Mark Griffith

The potential role of AI in the minimisation and mitigation of project delay

2017 SoCLA National Conference paper by John Lancaster and David Pritchard

Escargot dans la Maison

2017 SoCLA National Conference paper by Bruce Morrow

Bid Challenges in Australia, the US and the UK

2017 SoCLA National Conference paper by Scott Alden and Victoria Gordon

Virtual reality – Seeing is believing

2017 SoCLA National Conference paper by Craig Lamont

Society of Construction Law final submission to the Murray review - 20 June 2017

Download the Society's Submission to the Murray Review 20 June 2017

Society of Construction Law submission to the Murray review 050617

Changes to the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol & Concurrent Delay

Slides from the Holman Fenwick Willan Industry seminar held in Perth on 10 March 2017 are now available.

Technology Assisted Review

Slides from the Korda Mentha seminar held on 7 December 2016.

Blended Dispute Resolution

2016 SoCLA National Conference presented by Nick Longley

Extra-Contractual Warranties

2016 SoCLA National Conference paper presented by Laina Chan, Barrister

A Methodology for Project Delivery

2016 SoCLA National Conference paper presented by David Smyth

Dispute Avoidance - use of contractual mechanisms

2016 SoCLA National Conference paper presented by Parissa Notaras

Diversion of Strip Out Waste

2016 SoCLA National Conference paper presented by Alex Hartmann

Where's my Money? Video

Exclusive Video

The Society of Construction Law Australia together with Level Twenty Seven Chambers presents ‘Where’s my money? Can I access or recover my security or not?’. 

Offshore Construction International Seminar - Gordon Smith

Offshore Construction International Seminar - Shane Bosma

Offshore Construction International Seminar -Tony Farrow

Offshore Construction International Seminar - Paul Bury

The Penalty Doctrine, Melbourne Law School Public Lecture

Professor Doug Jones AO gave a public lecture at Melbourne Law School on the Penalties Doctrine in July 2016. Professor Jones was accompanied by Professor John Sharkey AM and SoCLA Director, Kara Vague. This content is now available courtesy of the Melbourne Law School.

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Consultation draft of the 2nd edition of the Delay and Disruption Protocol.

The Society of Construction Law in the UK has now released its consultation draft of the 2nd edition of the Delay and Disruption Protocol.

This is an important document, not only in the UK but internationally, including Australia. Thus, for example, the Supreme Court of South Australia in ALSTOM LTD v YOKOGAWA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD & ANOR (No 7) [2012] SASC 49 made repeated references to the Protocol, and rejected the analysis of one of the parties saying ‘It is not a method referred to in the Protocol.’

Security of Payment Claims in Victoria: possible developments in the law regarding disputed variations following Branlin and SSC Plenty

A commended paper in the Brooking Prize 2016 by Leighton Moon

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