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Recorded Webinar: Brick by Brick: Lessons from Recent Cases in Building and Construction Law (Vic)

With so much to do, and so little time, it can be difficult to stay on top of relevant case law and legislative developments in your area of practice. To help building and construction lawyers in Victoria keep abreast of legal developments, this session shall focus on the key take
PRESENTED BY Richard Hutchings Partner - Cornwalls , Melbourne

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About the Webinar

With so much to do, and so little time, it can be difficult to stay on top of relevant case law and legislative developments in your area of practice. To help building and construction lawyers in Victoria keep abreast of legal developments, this session shall focus on the key takeaways that lawyers in this area need to know. In particular, this session shall summarise recent cases of significance including:

  • Thurin v Krongold Constructions [2022] VSCA 226 and Vaughan Constructions Pty Ltd v Melb. Water Corp. [2023] VCAT 233 (contribution claim/claim for loss of water)
  • Steedman v Greater Western Water Corp. [2023] VCAT 128 (breach of statute, application of limitation period on tribunal decisions and reconciling Lanigan and Osborne J in Ajaimi)
  • The Court of Appeal decision in Bensons (proper construction of the prevention principle) and SA decision in Tesseract (apportionment arguments in arbitration)
  • The High Court decision in Allianz Insurance v Delor dealing with irrevocable waiver of contractual rights
  • May21 Pty Ltd & Building Appeals Board [2023] VSC 203 (calculation of building Permit fees, levies by reference to value of works and what’s ‘in or out’ when determining value for this purpose)
  • John Nominees Pty Ltd & Daniel Investments [2022] (when variations must be in writing)

Presented By

Richard Hutchings
Partner, Cornwalls Melbourne, Vic

Richard has a broad range of experience in advising on construction contracts, commercial, construction rectification works and construction disputes. He acts for developers, builders, estate agents, subcontractors, owners’ corporations and owners in front-end contract drafting and back-end disputes, rectification and litigation.

Richard approaches his work with commercial outcomes in mind. He spent time as inhouse counsel with the Victorian Government’s property developer and urban renewal authority and understands what is truly important to our clients.

Richard’s experience includes advising on security of payment claims (for both claimants and respondents), and on construction claims for various parties in VCAT and before relevant courts. He also advises on construction and development consortium arrangements (including funding and disputes between consortium members) and on builder’s warranty claims, construction insurance policies and other construction related indemnities. He has assisted in the resolution of commercial, construction and property disputes (including claims arising from latent conditions in construction projects), debt recovery matters, and misleading and deceptive conduct claims.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for construction lawyers practising in Victoria. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.

CPD Information

Lawyers can claim 1 CPD unit/point – substantive law. 

Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Lisa Tran on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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