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read moreSurety Bonds vs Bank Guarantees: Understanding the pros & cons
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 …
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read moreThe Eternal ‘Battle of Forms’ – Purchase Orders v Quotations
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. …
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read moreAn interview with Levi Gardner from CRE Insurance
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.
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read moreBolstering Consumer Confidence – the practicalities of the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019
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.
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read moreTime and Delay Costs for Provisional Sum ‘Blow-Outs’
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.
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read more6 Steps to handle construction project delays as a result 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. …
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read moreCan a Principal be liable for Wet Weather Season costs?
20 March 2020 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling
Update: Click here to view this artictle as published in the Australian Construction Law Newsletter
In the tropics, we get “the wet …
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read moreNSW Security of payment changes – what you need to know.
24 September 2019 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Simon Forsterling
Is your civil construction business ready for the new security of payment reforms? You have until 21 October 2019 to get organised.
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read moreClimate Change – A Construction Contractor’s Risk?
02 August 2018 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Simon Forsterling
Australian Governments at all levels recognise that climate change is occurring. The NSW Government has gone so far as to publish …
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read moreSimplifying construction contract language
12 June 2018 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Simon Forsterling
Construction law has its own language and each contract is like a dialect of that language.
If you don’t communicate using the …
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read moreTwo essentials for improving construction contract claims
15 January 2018 | Construction & Infrastructure | Simon Forsterling
By Simon Forsterling | Nexus Law Group Principal – Sydney
In the example below, there are two essential changes from the original to the …
