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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.
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.’
Difficulties with Harmonisation of Security of Payment Legislation across Australia _ is Federalism a friend or foe?
A commended paper in the Brooking Prize 2016 by Maria Farrar
Keeping the faith – in support of the good faith clause and definition in the draft Australian Standards 11000 construction contract
A highly commended paper in the 2016 Brooking Prize by William Marshall
Dispute Boards in Public Private Partnerships: Best Practice or an Impossible dream?
A highly commended paper in the Student Brooking Prize 2016 by Michael Van Der Ende
The Interpretation of Commercial Suretyship Obligations: Recent Trends in the Application of the Strictissimi Juris Rule
A commended paper in the Brooking Prize 2016 by Sean Kelly
Keeping the faith – in support of the good faith clause and definition in the draft Australian Standards 11000 construction contract
A highly commended paper in the 2016 Brooking Prize by William Marshall
Expert Determination: Beyond the Law?
A commended paper in the Brooking Prize 2016 by Chris Horsfall
'Pure Economic Loss Following Brookfield Multiplex v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 (2014) 254 CLR 185
A commended paper in the Brooking Prize 2016 by Andrew Stephenson and Jaclyn Smith
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