Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd

Assisting to prepare a range of construction and service contract templates and various aspects of construction contracts and managing contractor arrangements.

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Baptcare Ltd

Advising on and drafting both construct only and design and construct contracts for new and existing facilities, together with consultant agreements.

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Clarke Energy​​​​

Advising on their agreement with Alinta Energy to Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) a 60MW expansion and upgrade of Alinta Energy’s gas-fired Newman Power Station in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Clarke Energy also entered into a long-term contract to maintain the facility for Alinta Energy following completion of the EPC works.

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Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service / Kingaroy hospital

Acted on behalf of Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service in relation to the design and construction and redevelopment of Kingaroy Hospital.

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Deague Group

Drafting and negotiating contracts for mixed use projects in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, including the Whitehorse Towers development in Box Hill which comprises two towers, 511 apartments, restaurant and retail space and a 5-star Art Series hotel and the commercial development at 101 Moray Street, South Melbourne.

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ElectraNet SA​​​​​

Advising on the $320m Eyre Peninsula high-voltage line upgrade project including the drafting and negotiating of the Early Contractor Involvement and Design and Construct agreements for the project, drafting various property related instruments to acquire the easement corridor and advising on various environmental, cultural heritage and regulatory approvals

Advising in relation to the $2.28 bn SA-NSW electricity interconnector project known as Project EnergyConnect.​

Advising on the South Australian Water – Zero Cost Energy Future Project.

Advised in relation to Neoen’s Goyder Wind Farm project and complex large, dedicated connection asset arrangements for multiple generators.

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Hacer

Undertaking contract reviews, tender negotiations and preparing bespoke agreements for subcontract letting, including in relation to various major residential and mixed use developments.

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Hitachi Rail STS Australia Pty Ltd​​​​​​

Assisting to negotiate its contracts with the Qld Government to provide European Train Control System (ETCS) services for the Cross River Rail Project.

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Hitachi Rail STS Australia Pty Ltd​​​​​​

Provided Hitachi with advice regarding consortium and main contract terms for a long term high speed rail project in Taiwan including both rolling stock and signalling supply and maintenance.

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Infigen Energy

Acting in relation to two South Australian Government leased generators for use at sites in Bolivar and Lonsdale.

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JJM / Alegria

Piper Alderman acted on behalf of Palm Beach Development Company to facilitate the design and construction of 76 luxury beachside residential apartments at Palm Beach, Queensland.

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Junction Australia

Advising on the construction of four multi-rise apartment complex’s worth in excess of $30m.

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Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers Ltd

Acting for Australia’s only listed timberland company in relation to the construction of a new deep-water wharf and multi cargo export facility at Smith Bay.

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Metacorp Australia Pty Ltd

Advising on various residential developments, encompassing both construct only contracts and design and construction contracts, engagement of consultants and providing advice on tripartite agreements. Megan also successfully acted for Metacorp Australia Pty Ltd in proceedings brought against it by Andeco Constructions Pty Ltd – see Metacorp Australia Pty Ltd v Andeco Construction Group Pty Ltd (2010) 30 VR 141.

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Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia

Acting as legal advisor to the Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia (OHPSA) to support the Hydrogen Jobs Plan Project.

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Probuild

Acting successfully for Probuild in the seminal Victorian Supreme Court decision of V601 v Probuild Constructions [2021] VSC 849 – a dispute in relation to the design and construction of a mixed use development in Abbotsform. The proceeding traversed complex issues in relation to the independence of the Superintendent, delay methodologies and whether contractors can recover acceleration costs where the Superintendent refuses to grant an extension of time.

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SAPgen Pty Ltd

Acting in relation to the proposed Summerfield Renewable Energy Hub in South Australia capable of hosting over 1.2GW across a range of generation technologies including Solar, BESS, CCGT and Hydrogen.

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South Australian Department for Planning and Transport

Advising the state Government on the $9.9B Torrens to Darlington motorway project. Involves environmental and land use considerations unique to the project.

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South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance

Acted for the South Australian Government in relation to its planned $13 billion hydrogen hub at Port Bonython. The partners which have been publicly announced for the site, which may host up to 3GW of hydrogen electrolysers by 2030, include Fortescue Future Industries, Origin Energy, Santos and H2U, along with international companies such as Eneos, Chiyoda, Mitsubishi and AMP Energy.

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Sugar Australia

Acting for Sugar Australia in relation to the design and construction of a sugar refinery in Victoria, including claims for defective / incomplete work and damages, defending claims for extensions of time and delay costs and entitlement under security of payment legislation. These disputes culminated in the reported decisions of Sugar Australia Limited v Conneq [2011] NSWSC 805, Sugar Australia Pty Ltd v Southern Ocean Pty Ltd & Anor [2013] VSC 535 and Sugar Australia Pty Ltd v Lend Lease Services Pty Ltd [2015] VSCA 98.

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Symal Infratructure Pty Ltd

Acting for Symal in supporting its tendering and negotiations with its joint venture partners and the Victorian Government (through the North East Link Project) for the NEL South Freeway Package.

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Vaughan Constructions

Acting for Vaughan Constructions in respect of various Supreme Court and VCAT proceedings relating to the alleged subsidence of a warehouse building in Epping, Victoria. This is a complex case involving an array of technical expert evidence regarding (amongst other things) causation of the subsidence and the proper quantification of rectification costs.

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Ventia

Acting for Ventia (then Thiess Services / Silcar) in a dispute with an Australian government owned corporation involving complex and substantial claims for payment in excess of AU$150m associated with the rollout of a nationwide upgrade to telecommunications infrastructure.

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Watpac

Acting for Watpac on a range of contentious claims in Victoria and South Australia, including claims arising out of the construction of the Kodo and Mayfair Hotels in Adelaide, South Australia, as well as claims for unpaid monies and the return of bank guarantees made by the liquidators of the Hastie Group (see the recent decision of Hastie Group Limited (in liq) v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (Formerly Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd) (No 3) [2022] FCA 1280).

Advising Watpac on the contract awarded by Australian Unity for construction of the Specialist Ambulatory Care Centre and Stages 1 to 3 of the Herston Quarter redevelopment.

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WBHO and SNC-Lavalin JV

Acting in a dispute with the EPC Contractor concerning substantial claims for time and money and counterclaims for liquidated damages associated with the design and construction of the Stockyard Hill Windfarm – at the time the largest wind farm in the Southern hemisphere. This included a successful application for adjudication against the EPC Contractor.

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