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The Definitive Guide to Security of Payment Laws and Adjudication in New South Wales

John Merlo

Aug 1331 min read

At dusk, a man in a suit and a safety hard hat stands next to a large yellow excavator on a dirt construction site. The background features a wooden fence and suburban houses under a twilight sky. A bold orange corner banner with white text reading 'QLD' is in the top right corner.

At dusk, a man in a suit and a safety hard hat stands next to a large yellow excavator on a dirt construction site. The background features a wooden fence and suburban houses under a twilight sky. A bold orange corner banner with white text reading 'QLD' is in the top right corner.

Neighbour Blocking Your Excavator? A Property Development Lawyer's Guide to Access Under QLD's PLA 2023

John Merlo

Aug 1212 min read

A person in a suit examines property search documents with a magnifying glass. The image highlights a "FLAWED" Environmental Search Report and a Queensland Seller's Disclosure Statement with notes on missing data, set in a law office with an orange QLD corner banner. Perfect for topics on property law, real estate disputes, and due diligence.

A person in a suit examines property search documents with a magnifying glass. The image highlights a "FLAWED" Environmental Search Report and a Queensland Seller's Disclosure Statement with notes on missing data, set in a law office with an orange QLD corner banner. Perfect for topics on property law, real estate disputes, and due diligence.

Will a Flawed Environmental Search Under Queensland’s Seller Disclosure Scheme Trigger Aggregated PI Claims?

John Merlo

Aug 1115 min read

A close-up photograph of a construction worker with a dirty face, safety glasses, a yellow high-visibility vest, and a worn brown hard hat, looking up at a dramatic sunset sky. He is holding rolled blueprints and a brown envelope with a distinct red wax seal, which clearly displays the text 'CALORBANK OFFER'. The background shows a multi-story concrete frame building, scaffolding, another worker in the distance, and a large yellow construction crane. In the top-right corner, there is an orange banner with the text 'QLD'.

A close-up photograph of a construction worker with a dirty face, safety glasses, a yellow high-visibility vest, and a worn brown hard hat, looking up at a dramatic sunset sky. He is holding rolled blueprints and a brown envelope with a distinct red wax seal, which clearly displays the text 'CALORBANK OFFER'. The background shows a multi-story concrete frame building, scaffolding, another worker in the distance, and a large yellow construction crane. In the top-right corner, there is an orange banner with the text 'QLD'.

Does a Calderbank Offer Stop Subcontractor Interlocutory Costs?

John Merlo

Aug 1012 min read

What Happens When the Supreme Court Quashes a BIF Act Adjudication?

What Happens When the Supreme Court Quashes a BIF Act Adjudication?

What Happens When the Supreme Court Quashes a BIF Act Adjudication?

John Merlo

Aug 813 min read

A detailed allegorical scene of a construction contract dispute in a Queensland landscape, featuring construction workers and a businessman with rolled blueprints, a spilled bronze balance scale of gold coins, and a large tipped hourglass with sand flowing, set against a stalled bridge project at sunset with a 'time at large' sign.

A detailed allegorical scene of a construction contract dispute in a Queensland landscape, featuring construction workers and a businessman with rolled blueprints, a spilled bronze balance scale of gold coins, and a large tipped hourglass with sand flowing, set against a stalled bridge project at sunset with a 'time at large' sign.

Prevention Principal Delay: Can It Overturn Liquidated Damages in QLD Civil Contracts?

John Merlo

Aug 715 min read

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