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.

01 June 2020 | Estate Planning | Taryn Ellerington

“I don’t need a Will – I am young and I don’t own anything!” I often hear this from young people and it worries me because it just isn’t right. Particularly considering current world events, I feel compelled to take a moment to set the record straight. If you are over the age of 18, you need a Will and here are the reasons why

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.

01 May 2020 | COVID-19 | Allison Anthony

In our COVID-19 NEXUS Alerts #2 and #3, we looked at the Commonwealth and NSW legislative measures which had been introduced to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on certain commercial and retail leases – with detail being proposed to follow via specific state and territory regulations being adopted. NSW has now enacted its regulations.

23 April 2020 | COVID-19 | Taryn Ellerington

The NSW Government have brought regulations to remove the requirement that a witness be physically present when witnessing the execution of certain documents.

22 April 2020 | Land & Environment Court | Nexus Support

What can we do when our neighbour’s hedge grows a little too high and starts to impact on our views or access to sunlight?

22 April 2020 | Land & Environment Court | Nexus Support

Every so often we receive a letter in the post from the local council advising that a development is proposed next …

20 April 2020 | COVID-19 | Allison Anthony

$130B JobKeeper Package: What’s it all about? The Government has committed to a $130B package under which businesses, self-employed and non-for-profits significantly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak will be able to access a $1,500 wage subsidy per fortnight per ‘eligible’ employee until 27 September 2020.

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.

14 April 2020 | COVID-19 | Maeve Doyle

In a decision on 8 April 2020, the FWC varied most awards. Every employee will be entitled to take up to 2 weeks’ unpaid leave if required to self-isolate. An employee and their employer may agree to the employee taking twice as much annual leave on half pay (including leave loading).

09 April 2020 | COVID-19 | Allison Anthony

The Federal Government has introduced a new Code which outlines a set of Commercial Leasing Principles (to apply for the term of the JobSeeker programme) – which essentially requires good faith negotiations between certain tenants and landlords to address the disruption caused by COVID-19.  Each state and territory will make necessary changes to its legislation to provide greater clarify around the application of the Code.

30 March 2020 | COVID-19 | Allison Anthony

NSW Emergency Measures Legislation – to address the COVID-19 pandemic (focus on retail and residential lease implications): NSW legislation has been brought in to implement emergency measures to address issues arising out of COVID-19.