17 February 2021 | Construction & Infrastructure | Ben Robertson

The NSW EPA is seeking feedback with a view to ensuring that its draft Construction Noise Guideline addresses four key criteria.

05 February 2021 | Construction & Infrastructure | Ben Robertson

NSW Government launches Project Remediate, a program focused on providing financial assistance and technical/quality assurance measures to the owners of residential apartment buildings affected by high risk combustible cladding.

13 January 2021 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Ben Robertson

From 1 March 2021, as part of a significant reform for the residential construction industry, NSW residential builders will be able to utilise the Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) ('the SOP Act') to obtain outstanding payments from owners.

15 December 2020 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Ben Robertson

As we close 2020 and move into 2021, businesses in the construction industry should consider preparing their businesses for the following activities over holiday shutdown period

09 December 2020 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Ben Robertson

Nexus' Construction & Infrastructure team provides a review of the key industry legislative changes which took place in 2020.

27 November 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Ben Robertson

NSW Government launches Project Remediate, a program focused on providing financial assistance and technical/quality assurance measures to the owners of residential apartment buildings affected by high risk combustible cladding.

23 November 2020 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Ben Robertson

Nexus Law Group announces the appointment of Ben Robertson as Partner and National Practice Director of Construction & Infrastructure team.

18 September 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling

COVID is having a significant braking effect on the economy and construction contractors are not immune. 
Depending on jurisdiction, contractors may already …

25 June 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling

A constant problem in construction and procurement is parties arguing about whose terms apply when both have issued their standard terms.  …

23 June 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling

In an interview with Levi Gardner from CRE Insurance, Simon Forsteling discusss whether current policies held by or readily available to builders and designers are likely to meet insurance requirements of the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019.

19 June 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Nicholas Achurch

We understand that cashflow is difficult to maintain in during this pandemic, particularly for the construction industry when site operations have been scaled down to comply with the current social distancing measures.

16 June 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling

The Design and Building Practitioners Bill (the Bill) has now been passed as of 3 June 2020 and assented on 11 June 2020. An overview of the major reforms introduced by the Bill were discussed in our previous article here. This article digs deeper into the detail of the Bill, and looks at some of the more practical implications on builders and designers.

20 May 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling

There is a concerning trend in modern construction contracts to use the provisional sum mechanism as a buffer which can be drawn on to cover variations without impacting the contract sum, or for scope items for which there is a lack of design/engineering detail.

15 April 2020 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Marcus McCarthy

The HIA has rolled-out some excellent initiatives to help home builders manage the risk of COVID-19.

25 March 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling

The impacts of the COVID-19 virus on supply chains, site shutdowns and labour shortages are already deeply affecting the construction sector.  …