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Female environmental field technician in high-visibility workwear and akubra hat standing beside a white 4WD Land Cruiser next to a portable solar-powered weather monitoring station in rural Queensland, Australia

Female environmental field technician in high-visibility workwear and akubra hat standing beside a white 4WD Land Cruiser next to a portable solar-powered weather monitoring station in rural Queensland, Australia

Suspension of Work: Can QLD Environmental Consultants Halt TEP Monitoring for Non-Payment?

John Merlo

Jul 1512 min read

A cinematic editorial photograph shows an environmental consultant, a woman in a dark tailored jacket, standing beside an active urban construction site at dusk. She holds a soil sample container and a clipboard. In the foreground on a table are lab vials, tools, a folded orange high-visibility vest, and an invoice. The background includes an excavator, workers, fencing, and a glass building, all partially blurred with warm lights and long shadows on muddy ground. The image has a business-journal aesthetic and shallow depth of field.

A cinematic editorial photograph shows an environmental consultant, a woman in a dark tailored jacket, standing beside an active urban construction site at dusk. She holds a soil sample container and a clipboard. In the foreground on a table are lab vials, tools, a folded orange high-visibility vest, and an invoice. The background includes an excavator, workers, fencing, and a glass building, all partially blurred with warm lights and long shadows on muddy ground. The image has a business-journal aesthetic and shallow depth of field.

Are Unpaid Out-of-Scope Environmental Testing Fees Recoverable Under NSW Security of Payment Legislation?

John Merlo

Jul 1515 min read

Construction contract administrator reviewing a QLD building contract on-site, illustrating upstream claims and downstream risk allocation in a Queensland construction project with Brisbane skyline in the background

Construction contract administrator reviewing a QLD building contract on-site, illustrating upstream claims and downstream risk allocation in a Queensland construction project with Brisbane skyline in the background

D&C Scope Gaps in Queensland: A Contract Lawyer's Guide to Claiming Upstream or Pushing the Risk Down

John Merlo

Jul 1413 min read

Overlooking a water treatment facility construction site with a site manager holding a clipboard and heavy machinery in the background.

Overlooking a water treatment facility construction site with a site manager holding a clipboard and heavy machinery in the background.

Should You Suspend Water Infrastructure Works Over Withheld BIFA Payment Claims?

John Merlo

Jul 1412 min read

A photorealistic close-up of a construction professional in a high-vis vest holding a Certificate of Adjudication document. He simultaneously holds a smartphone that displays an incoming call notification from PI Insurer - Notification. The scene is an office at dusk with construction documents and a hard hat in the background, and an orange QLD graphic in the top right corner.

A photorealistic close-up of a construction professional in a high-vis vest holding a Certificate of Adjudication document. He simultaneously holds a smartphone that displays an incoming call notification from PI Insurer - Notification. The scene is an office at dusk with construction documents and a hard hat in the background, and an orange QLD graphic in the top right corner.

Security of Payment Adjudication on Your Certificate: Notify PI Insurers Now?

John Merlo

Jul 1212 min read

A serious construction dispute mediation or legal meeting between a contractor and lawyer, with documents showing a highlighted back-charge on a construction site background at night.

A serious construction dispute mediation or legal meeting between a contractor and lawyer, with documents showing a highlighted back-charge on a construction site background at night.

How Do You Expose Vague Back-Charges in a Security of Payments Adjudication?

John Merlo

Jul 1212 min read

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