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Pipeline inspector in high-visibility safety vest and hard hat examining a large steel oil and gas pipeline crossing the Queensland outback at sunset

Pipeline inspector in high-visibility safety vest and hard hat examining a large steel oil and gas pipeline crossing the Queensland outback at sunset

Security of Payment: Should You Grant the Adjudicator's Section 86 Extension on a Pipeline Claim?

John Merlo

Aug 2413 min read

Homeowner inspecting a large excavated trench with a damaged, cracked sewer pipe and water pooling in a QLD residential backyard, excavator on site

Homeowner inspecting a large excavated trench with a damaged, cracked sewer pipe and water pooling in a QLD residential backyard, excavator on site

Should I Reject a Lowball Calderbank Offer for Defective Trenching?

John Merlo

Aug 2416 min read

Contract document and building plans with magnifying glass on a wooden desk in a modern Queensland office overlooking a river and industrial landscape at sunset

Contract document and building plans with magnifying glass on a wooden desk in a modern Queensland office overlooking a river and industrial landscape at sunset

The Prevention Principle and the 2024 EP Act: Do the Amendments Break Your Environmental Consulting Disclaimers?

John Merlo

Aug 2413 min read

Vintage property deed with red wax seal lying on cracked red dirt beside a rusty chained and padlocked wooden farm gate at sunset in the Queensland (QLD) outback, with an antique pocket watch and a distant homestead along a winding dirt track

Vintage property deed with red wax seal lying on cracked red dirt beside a rusty chained and padlocked wooden farm gate at sunset in the Queensland (QLD) outback, with an antique pocket watch and a distant homestead along a winding dirt track

Will the 6-Year Deed Limitation Break Your Site Access Deadlock? A Queensland Deed Lawyer's Guide

John Merlo

Aug 2411 min read

Queensland road infrastructure construction site at sunset with excavators, dump trucks, and a highway overpass bridge, featuring a white hard hat, orange safety vest, and building plans in the foreground

Queensland road infrastructure construction site at sunset with excavators, dump trucks, and a highway overpass bridge, featuring a white hard hat, orange safety vest, and building plans in the foreground

Does Your WHS Management Plan Expose You to WHSQ Notices on Civil Sites? A WHS Lawyer's Guide

John Merlo

Aug 2412 min read

Construction supervisor in high-vis orange safety gear and hard hat reviewing plans on a clipboard beside an open trench with water pipes at a civil construction site in Queensland (QLD), with a CAT excavator and workers in the background

Construction supervisor in high-vis orange safety gear and hard hat reviewing plans on a clipboard beside an open trench with water pipes at a civil construction site in Queensland (QLD), with a CAT excavator and workers in the background

Suspension Of Work For Non-Payment: Can QLD Water Contractors Do It Lawfully?

John Merlo

Aug 2011 min read

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