Ethical competitor or pricing predator?
By Michelle Cirson The Australian construction industry is no stranger to price-wars, underpricing and zero percent margins. With supply and demand imposing a volatile tug-o-war over work in the pipeline, contractors have resorted to buying work to maintain cashflow objectives and cover overheads. But who (in their right mind) went into business planning to work […]
Five Day Extension to Settlement Now Possible in Queensland
By John Warlow On 20 January 2022 the REIQ released new versions of its contracts for the sale of houses and apartments in Queensland. The new contracts contain a number of amendments. But most importantly they contain a new Clause 6.2 which gives either party the ability to unilaterally extend the Settlement Date for up […]
Virtual AGM’s & Electronic execution and witnessing of documents during Covid 19
The government has passed the Justice Legislation (Covid-19 Emergency Response – Documents and Oaths) Regulation 2020 which allows documents to be temporarily witnessed by a Special Witness (being an Australian Legal Practitioner) to witness documents such as Affidavits, Declarations and Deeds etc by Audio Visual link. The Regulation is set to end on 31 December […]
Avoiding Complications with Party Identity and Planning Appeals
We often see Court proceedings being conducted in the name of the development consultant, either as the Appellant or Co-Respondent, instead of the client. In our opinion, this isn’t a good situation for either the development consultant or the client because of the adverse consequences that might follow. Situations in which the consultant is named […]
BUILDERS & SUBCONTRACTORS | Tips to ensure you are paid
Getting paid in the building industry is sometimes more difficult than winning a job in the first place. In this article John Warlow goes through the best ways for builders and subcontractors to ensure they receive payment. 1. Have clear written agreement on the scope of work and price (a) Ensure there is a clear […]
