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2023 SoCLA Chair's Report
Report of Ben Davidson, SoCLA Chair, for the 2023 Annual General Meeting to be held on 1 November 2023.
Practice Note 4 - Communications Notices and Time Bars
SoCLA Practice Note No 4: Communications Notices and Time Bars
The race to transform Queensland by the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
On 21 July 2021, Brisbane officially received the rights to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032.
This event focuses on the exciting opportunities for infrastructure development and innovative use of technology that the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games present in Queensland.
The keynote speaker, the Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, will outline how Queensland is preparing to deliver the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the wider benefits that this will bring to Queensland.
Suppressing Subjectivity – Objectively Quantifying Risk Allocation in Construction Contracts
2022 commended Brooking Prize entry by Kiri Parr and Kevin Pascoe.
(now published at (2023) 38 Building and Construction Law 482)
Is there a place for retention in today's construction industry?
A highly commended paper in the 2022 Brooking Prize by Dr Jeremy Coggins and Mitchell Francis.
Now published at [2023] International Construction Law Review 82
The Prevention Principle and the Doctrine of Penalties: Uniformity and Freedom of Contract
2022 commended Brooking Prize entry by Trevor Thomas.
(now published at (2023) 40 International Construction Law Review 43)
The Privatisation of Justice: Is Arbitration Impacting the Development of Australian Construction Law?
2022 Highly Commended Brooking Prize paper by Paul Tamburro
Now published at [2023] International Construction Law Review 139
Five Years On: An Empirical Review of Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria
2022 commended student entry in The Brooking Student Prize by Jayne Kelly