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read more17 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.
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read more05 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.
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read more13 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.
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read more15 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
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read more09 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.
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read more27 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.
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read more23 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.
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read more18 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 …
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read more25 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. …
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read more23 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.
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read more19 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.
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read more16 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.
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read more20 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.
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read more15 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.
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read more25 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. …