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If done properly, PPSI registrations can help construction contractors in the event of their principal's insolvency.

One of the key changes in the residential strata space (the building bonds and defect inspection report regime.

Contractors and subcontractors will get the benefit of extended timeframes for submitting adjudication applications.

Apart from residential development, there are really no spectacular gains to provide impetus to growth of the industry.

Special counsel Mark Cowan shares his journey to Cooper Grace Ward after nearly two decades in property, planning and environment law, discussing what attracted him to the firm's collaborative culture. The conversation explores how planning and environment law has transformed into a dynamic field spanning urban development, renewables, infrastructure, agriculture and mining, while examining the persistent challenge of delivering infrastructure efficiently amid shifting government policies.

A review of developers in Qld recommended - financial and operational capacity, ethical behaviour & work practices.

The updated LPOD test may assist users to decide if consent is needed for stormwater discharge arising from developments.

Postponement of the increase of the contract price for building work payable by developers of strata schemes.

Article discusses two recent HC decisions relating to the security of payment legislation in NSW and South Australia.

Development approval periods for completion of developments under the Planning Act, are extended by 6 months.

As a result of this news, both the AS 2124:1992 and AS4000:1997 will continue in use for building contracts for now.

The draft policy outlined a framework for digital modelling in delivery and management of state infrastructure assets.

Link to article discussing the state of the NSW construction industry reforms & opinions.

Article contains link to article scribing an interview about how construction companies can avoid costly legal disputes.

Arbitration is increasingly becoming a forum of choice for resolving construction disputes.

Engineering construction has risen to prominence because of growth in the resources sector and infrastructure projects.

The degree of annexation to physical land is relevant to the issue of forming part of the land for the purposes of BCIPA.