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Female construction professional reviewing and highlighting contract documents at an office desk overlooking a Queensland (QLD) construction site with cranes at dusk

Female construction professional reviewing and highlighting contract documents at an office desk overlooking a Queensland (QLD) construction site with cranes at dusk

Can You Defeat a Council Nil Payment Schedule in QLD Adjudication?

John Merlo

Aug 212 min read

Construction executive holding a stack of contract documents on a balcony overlooking the Story Bridge and Brisbane River at sunset in Queensland (QLD), with a high-rise construction site nearby

Construction executive holding a stack of contract documents on a balcony overlooking the Story Bridge and Brisbane River at sunset in Queensland (QLD), with a high-rise construction site nearby

When Must QLD Superintendents Notify PI Insurers of Disputed Liquidated Damages? A Litigation Lawyer Brisbane Guide

John Merlo

Aug 214 min read

Builder standing at a locked construction site with a Notice of Suspension of Work sign citing non-payment under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (QLD), in front of an unfinished two-storey home in Queensland

Builder standing at a locked construction site with a Notice of Suspension of Work sign citing non-payment under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (QLD), in front of an unfinished two-storey home in Queensland

Suspension of Work for Non-Payment: Can a Queensland Builder Lawfully Stop a Residential Build Under the BIF Act?

John Merlo

Aug 113 min read

Stressed construction worker reviewing paperwork and contract documents late in the evening at a site office in Queensland (QLD), with a crane and city lights visible through the window

Stressed construction worker reviewing paperwork and contract documents late in the evening at a site office in Queensland (QLD), with a crane and city lights visible through the window

Are You Accidentally Liable? A Deed Lawyer's Guide to Executing Subcontractor Deeds and QBCC Contracts

John Merlo

Aug 114 min read

Site manager and engineers reviewing plans at a remote pipeline construction project in outback Queensland (QLD), with excavators laying pipe and a crew in high-vis safety gear in the background

Site manager and engineers reviewing plans at a remote pipeline construction project in outback Queensland (QLD), with excavators laying pipe and a crew in high-vis safety gear in the background

Unapproved Pipeline Realignment: Construction Contract Variations — Claim Under the BIF Act or Suspend Work?

John Merlo

Aug 112 min read

Property developer signing land development documents in an office overlooking a coastal Queensland (QLD) construction site, with colleagues reviewing a site plan showing zoning uncertainties marked with red question marks

Property developer signing land development documents in an office overlooking a coastal Queensland (QLD) construction site, with colleagues reviewing a site plan showing zoning uncertainties marked with red question marks

Contract Drafting to Stop Developers Reusing Incomplete Ecological Data for QLD DAs

John Merlo

Aug 114 min read

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