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read moreRepeal of Covid Business Protection January 2021
18 January 2021 | Corporate Finance | Marcus McCarthy
In a bid to support the Australian economy and business during the pandemic, the new Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act restricted the ways that creditors could recover their debts. These COVID-driven debtor relief measures have now expired.
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read moreMarch 2021 Countdown For NSW Residential Builders
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.
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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 moreSecurity of Payment Act – Securing your Cashflow during the Pandemic
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.
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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 moreWhy a Will is Essential
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
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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 moreCOVID-19 ALERT #4
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.
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read moreCovid-19 Update – New rules for signing your Will and Power of Attorney
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.
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read moreWhen good hedges go bad
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?
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read moreNot objecting to proposed developments can narrow your options
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 …
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read moreCOVID-19 ALERT #3
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.
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read moreCovid-19 Update – HIA Resources Supporting the Housing Industry
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.
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read moreCOVID-19 Pandemic – Variation of Awards
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).
