Meg Johnson reappointed to UDIA Policy Committee
The UDIA is the peak body for all urban development related issues in Queensland and aims to support the development industry in creating world class communities.
22 September 2021
The UDIA is the peak body for all urban development related issues in Queensland and aims to support the development industry in creating world class communities.
The decision has significant implications for employers in the construction industry covered by the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (Cth) and indicates a greater likelihood of sanctions being applied to employers who fail to comply with their work health and safety obligations.
The Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) (EPA) imposes duties to prevent environmental harm. There are significant liabilities for contravention.
Cooper Grace Ward’s property team has been announced as a finalist in the 2020 Australian Law Awards in the category of Property Team of the Year.
The Federal Government has announced important changes to Australia’s FIRB framework as it combats the economic fallout triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus has interrupted domestic and international supply chains adversely, affecting the performance of contractual obligations.
It is crucial, particularly during an office shutdown, that businesses implement protocols and check their mail, so that they are aware if a company is served with a creditor’s statutory demand at its registered office.
Terminating a commercial contract is an important step, which, if done incorrectly, can have serious adverse consequences such as liability for damages.
Issues raised in a recently filed class action by Opal Tower residents have highlighted risks for governments and statutory authorities with regards to Public-Private Partnership (PPP) developments.
To recover the significant costs associated with the investigation and remediation of combustible cladding, building owners are increasingly looking to attribute liability to the professionals involved in the design specification, building, certification and installation process.
In the recent decision of Heavy Plant Leasing [2018] NSWSC 707, a creditor successfully defended an unfair preference claim by establishing it did not have reasonable grounds to suspect the insolvency of the debtor company, who was a subcontractor in the earth moving business.
At the end of last year, the High Court of Australia, in Turcinovic v Queensland Building and Construction Commission [2017] HCASL 306, dismissed the builder’s application for special leave to appeal a decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal granting the QBCC the right to summarily recover its insurance payout from the builder.