Hong Kong Security of Payment Bill Gazetted jdsupra.com/legalnews/hong… | by @bclplaw

🏙️ “there are a lot of infrastructure projects going on that have soaked up the labour, which means we don’t have enough labour to build homes. But we do need that infrastructure to create the capacity to build homes in the future….” theage.com.au/property/news/…

Construction experts demand criminal penalties for shoddy builders theage.com.au/national/const…

The West Gate Tunnel is years delayed and $4b over budget. Now its builders are suing theage.com.au/national/victo…

Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report to be published on 4 September building.co.uk/news/grenfell-…

Victorian apartment owners have been left high and dry by shoddy buildings, and say they shouldn't be left to foot the bill.

They're calling for more protection and tougher inspections to hold builders accountable.
Mark Santomartino #9News

🏙️Victoria: High hopes, low quality: special levies and repairs plague new apartment owners theage.com.au/national/victo…

Developers and business face Suburban Rail Loop levy to fund project theage.com.au/politics/victo…

Victoria: More than 100 projects delayed as blowouts hit bottom line theage.com.au/politics/victo…

🏗️Want to hear all about the draft Australian Standard construction contract AS4000:2004: its missed opportunities and saving graces (including dispute avoidance?) Melbourne Law School Senior Fellow Owen Hayford shares his insights in our new podcast open.spotify.com/episode/2IdIPf…

Consideration by 5-member NSW Court of Appeal of ever-vexed issue: should intermediate Aust courts follow each other's decisions (test: 'plainly wrong' v 'compelling reasons' to not follow): Pallas v Lendlease Corp [2024] NSWCA 83 (esp Leeming JA [140]) austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdo…

🏙️Ongoing fallout from the 2014 Lacrosse Building fire in Melbourne:
Cladding fire at high-rise building blamed for top architecture firm’s liquidation theage.com.au/national/victo…

🌦️It is said that 'April showers bring May flowers'. On level 6 of Melbourne Law School, a rainy Melbourne day sees the flowers of our incredible range of Law Masters subjects well and truly blooming, today and right through the year! law.unimelb.edu.au/study/masters 💐

A wonderful opportunity to join my colleagues and me at Australia's leading law school.

Academic positions (Level B or C) advertised at Melbourne Law School jobs.staff.unimelb.edu.au/ci/en/job/9167…

👷Thanks to SCL Australia and Clayton Utz for a fantastic discussion about the challenges and opportunities in promoting gender diversity across the construction industry. Especially interesting about role of government in driving positive change through public procurement strategies.

👏The latest Australian Construction Law Newsletter opens with thought-provoking pieces by two leading members of our Melbourne Law School construction law community, our Professorial Fellow Doug Jones AO and Senior Fellow Owen Hayford. Well worth a read!
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