Events 2015

Managing Legal Risks in a Fraught Construction Market

HFW Senior Associate Scott Jackson will be attending this conference which looks at how construction law operates in practice, drawing on real life examples.

Date

17 October 2015

Location

Perth

Summary

Topics include:

• Overview of the regulatory and common law landscape for construction in WA
• Causes of action in construction disputes
• WA’s Construction Contracts Act: background, reforms, managing the process
• Legal risks in tendering and negotiating contracts
• Ethics in construction management
• Issue spotting and managing the meetings
• Drafting project correspondence, gaining and maintaining privilege
• Creative ways of managing disputes and getting on with the job

For more information please visit http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/masters/courses-and-subjects/subject-details/sid/11852 .