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The common law and Anglophone construction costs problem: Lessons for Australian megaprojects from across the globe
Split scope contracting: pain, progress and pragmatism
SoCLA 2023 National Conference video presentation by Michal Magat and Lucy Zimdahl
Hold Your Fire! Perspectives on dispute avoidance in the post-pandemic world
SoCLA 2023 National Conference presentation by Joanne Perdriau and Natalie Hazzard.
Be careful what you wish for: When and how to plead (and defend) a claim for breach of statutory duty of care under the Design and Building Practitioner's Act 2020
SoCLA 2023 National Conference video presentation by Garth Campbell.
How Complex Systems Fail: Lessons for the Construction Industry
SoCLA 2023 National Conference paper by Dr Sean Brady.
The recent technological upskill, and what the future holds
SoCLA National Conference paper by Andrew Downie.
Over time, over budget, over and over again. “We cannot solve problems we cannot talk about” (Wittgenstein). The law must change.
SoCLA 2023 National Conference paper by Martin Scott KC and James B Waters.
Politicians making construction law: real-world tools to counsel and discipline legislators
SoCLA 2023 National Conference paper by Dr Julie Copley.
Revising Australia's Approach to Delivering Major Public Infrastructure: Recommendations for Change
2023 Conference paper by Andrew Stephenson
Mitigating project risk in Australia's electricity transmission grid buildout
2023 SoCLA National Conference presentation by Sean Marriott.