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Building consultant reviewing construction plans with two site workers in high-vis vests and hard hats at a Queensland (QLD) building site, next to a cracked concrete sample marked 'Sample for QCAT' and a case file for evidence in a building dispute.

Building consultant reviewing construction plans with two site workers in high-vis vests and hard hats at a Queensland (QLD) building site, next to a cracked concrete sample marked 'Sample for QCAT' and a case file for evidence in a building dispute.

How a Litigation Lawyer Helps Civil Contractors Extract a Defective Works Claim Out of QCAT

John Merlo

Aug 1713 min read

Navigating Payment Claims and Schedules in NSW

John Merlo

Aug 1322 min read

Landowner Revokes Access: A Deed Lawyer's Guide to the New Property Law Act and Your Pipeline

Landowner Revokes Access: A Deed Lawyer's Guide to the New Property Law Act and Your Pipeline

Landowner Revokes Access: A Deed Lawyer's Guide to the New Property Law Act and Your Pipeline

John Merlo

Aug 1314 min read

A thoughtful construction site manager in an orange high-vis shirt and white hard hat holding blueprints, overlooking a bustling multi-story steel-frame building development site at golden hour with active cranes and excavators. A distinct Queensland (QLD) corner banner is in the top-right corner.

A thoughtful construction site manager in an orange high-vis shirt and white hard hat holding blueprints, overlooking a bustling multi-story steel-frame building development site at golden hour with active cranes and excavators. A distinct Queensland (QLD) corner banner is in the top-right corner.

Directing Site Acceleration: What a QLD WHS Lawyer Says About Superintendents' Personal Fine Exposure

John Merlo

Aug 1315 min read

A construction site scene with a QBCC "DIRECTION TO RECTIFY" sign featuring a large red "FREEZE" stamp, posted on a fence with an excavator and worker, overlooking the Brisbane river and skyline.

A construction site scene with a QBCC "DIRECTION TO RECTIFY" sign featuring a large red "FREEZE" stamp, posted on a fence with an excavator and worker, overlooking the Brisbane river and skyline.

How Do QLD Builders Force Progress Payments When a QBCC Direction Freezes Cash? A Building Dispute Lawyer's Guide

John Merlo

Aug 1312 min read

Adjudication in NSW Explained: How to Win (or Survive) a Security of Payment Claim

Adjudication in NSW Explained: How to Win (or Survive) a Security of Payment Claim

Adjudication in NSW Explained: How to Win (or Survive) a Security of Payment Claim

John Merlo

Aug 1342 min read

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