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Stressed construction project manager reviewing an Extension of Time (EOT) claim assessment with a colleague in a Brisbane office overlooking a QLD construction site, with PI insurance policy documents, blueprints, and delay event timeline diagrams on a whiteboard

Stressed construction project manager reviewing an Extension of Time (EOT) claim assessment with a colleague in a Brisbane office overlooking a QLD construction site, with PI insurance policy documents, blueprints, and delay event timeline diagrams on a whiteboard

Negligent EOT Assessment Under a QLD Construction Contract: When Must a Superintendent Notify PI Insurers?

John Merlo

Aug 2014 min read

Article cover for Merlo Law about resolving construction disputes in NSW, featuring text overlay "Construction Disputes in NSW: Navigating Contracts, Payments, and Resolution Effectively" with a construction industry icon.

Article cover for Merlo Law about resolving construction disputes in NSW, featuring text overlay "Construction Disputes in NSW: Navigating Contracts, Payments, and Resolution Effectively" with a construction industry icon.

Resolving a Construction Dispute in New South Wales

John Merlo

Aug 2025 min read

Construction worker in hi-vis vest and hard hat discussing a building contract and rise-and-fall clause with a professional woman at a Queensland (QLD) construction site during dusk

Construction worker in hi-vis vest and hard hat discussing a building contract and rise-and-fall clause with a professional woman at a Queensland (QLD) construction site during dusk

Contract Drafting: Must Builders Accept Architect Amendments Deleting Rise-and-Fall Clauses?

John Merlo

Aug 1912 min read

Construction worker in high-visibility vest and hard hat reviewing a QLD payment claim document stamped 'Received Friday' on a Brisbane building site at dusk, with a digital tablet showing a calendar and city skyline in the background.

Construction worker in high-visibility vest and hard hat reviewing a QLD payment claim document stamped 'Received Friday' on a Brisbane building site at dusk, with a digital tablet showing a calendar and city skyline in the background.

Hit With a Friday Hard Rock Variation? Payment Claims and Schedules Under QLD's BIF Act

John Merlo

Aug 1911 min read

Female construction worker in orange hi-vis and hard hat holding a Notice of Suspension of Work under the BIF Act 2017 (QLD) at a Queensland building site with excavators and a Work Suspended sign in the background

Female construction worker in orange hi-vis and hard hat holding a Notice of Suspension of Work under the BIF Act 2017 (QLD) at a Queensland building site with excavators and a Work Suspended sign in the background

Security of Payments: Can QLD Environmental Consultants Suspend Unpaid Work Under the BIF Act?

John Merlo

Aug 1813 min read

Corporate lawyer in a Brisbane office weighing a statutory demand with 21-day timeline against a genuine claim by way of counterclaim and offsetting demand, illustrating QLD creditor's statutory demand disputes.

Corporate lawyer in a Brisbane office weighing a statutory demand with 21-day timeline against a genuine claim by way of counterclaim and offsetting demand, illustrating QLD creditor's statutory demand disputes.

Can Offsetting Claims Defeat a Subcontractor's Statutory Demand in QLD?

John Merlo

Aug 1712 min read

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