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A construction professional wearing a hard hat uses a torch to closely inspect a vertical structural crack on a concrete support column in a multi-story parking garage, holding a large set of blueprints.

A construction professional wearing a hard hat uses a torch to closely inspect a vertical structural crack on a concrete support column in a multi-story parking garage, holding a large set of blueprints.

How do you defend a structural defect claim five years after handover and a QBCC direction to rectify?

John Merlo

Oct 2913 min read

Two construction professionals wearing hard hats and safety vests review blueprints and a clipboard on a construction site in Queensland, with a new modern building in the background.

Two construction professionals wearing hard hats and safety vests review blueprints and a clipboard on a construction site in Queensland, with a new modern building in the background.

Practical Completion in QLD: Contract Drafting, Principal Directions and Superintendent Risk

John Merlo

Oct 2716 min read

A construction manager in a hard hat and high-vis shirt holds a tablet while overseeing a large urban development site in Queensland, Australia, during sunset, with tower cranes, the city skyline, and a 'QLD' graphic visible.

A construction manager in a hard hat and high-vis shirt holds a tablet while overseeing a large urban development site in Queensland, Australia, during sunset, with tower cranes, the city skyline, and a 'QLD' graphic visible.

How Can QLD Head Contractors Use a Security for Cost Order to Freeze Ambit Claims?

John Merlo

Oct 2113 min read

Can the Prevention Principle Stop Liquidated Damages Deductions?

John Merlo

Oct 2016 min read

A detailed, cinematic close-up of a hand with a watch signing a construction contract on a wooden desk. Nearby are construction safety gear, blueprints, a legal scale of justice, and a small locked cash box with scattered coins and cash. The background shows a construction site by the sea at sunset.

A detailed, cinematic close-up of a hand with a watch signing a construction contract on a wooden desk. Nearby are construction safety gear, blueprints, a legal scale of justice, and a small locked cash box with scattered coins and cash. The background shows a construction site by the sea at sunset.

Will Signing That Deed of Release Destroy Your BIF Act Rights? A Queensland Deed Lawyer's Guide

John Merlo

Oct 1914 min read

A candid, photo-realistic image of a conflict at a large industrial construction site during golden hour, showing a female Health and Safety Representative (HSR) in an orange high-vis vest and hard hat holding up her hand in a 'stop' gesture. She is looking sternly at a male construction worker with his arms raised. Behind them is complex green and yellow industrial process equipment, a massive crawler crane, and a process tower. The HSR's vest and a metal toolbox in the foreground feature a legal scales symbol.

A candid, photo-realistic image of a conflict at a large industrial construction site during golden hour, showing a female Health and Safety Representative (HSR) in an orange high-vis vest and hard hat holding up her hand in a 'stop' gesture. She is looking sternly at a male construction worker with his arms raised. Behind them is complex green and yellow industrial process equipment, a massive crawler crane, and a process tower. The HSR's vest and a metal toolbox in the foreground feature a legal scales symbol.

HSR Cease-Works During High-Risk Bypass Ops: A WHS Lawyer's Guide for QLD Contractors

John Merlo

Oct 1614 min read

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