2025 Spotlight on Construction series

The construction sector has had difficult headwinds.  When a distress event hits, it’s important to move fast. Insolvency partner Katherine Payne will examine current industry pressures, what the statistics say, and strategies for dealing with financial difficulty - of your company, or of your client, supplier, and/or contractor.  

Presenter: Katherine Payne 
Date: 17 November 
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm AEDT 

Work Health and Safety specialists Nick Beech and Laticia Wright will explore some of the key WHS duties, principles, and issues as part of a hypothetical case study.  As they work through the circumstances of an incident on site, they will examine the role and responsibilities of principal contractors, managing psychosocial risks, incident notification, consultation requirements, inspector’s powers, dealing with regulatory notices, and the due diligence duty on officers. 

Presenters: Nicholas Beech and Laticia Wright 
Date: 18 November
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm AEDT 

Join Insurance partner John Van de Poll as he examines the different types of insurance policies most relevant to the construction industry, common terms and exclusions, as well as the interplay between contractual obligations and the policies which are effected.

Presenter: John Van de Poll 
Date: 19 November
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm AEDT 

Once limited to major infrastructure and PPP type projects, Interface Agreements are being increasingly adopted across a wide range of projects with long term ownership structures. We are seeing Interface Agreements now being mandated in areas such as Build to Rent and Social Housing, requiring a new range of industry participants to familiarise themselves with the role, content and risks allocation in Interface Agreements.

Partners Alex Hartmann and Shaun Whittaker will address:

• the circumstances where it is appropriate to use an Interface Agreement
• the intent and content of a ‘standard’ Interface Agreement
• the application of Interface Agreements to long term precinct developments, commercial and residential projects (e.g. BTR)
• tips and traps when negotiating an Interface Agreement

Presenters: Alex Hartmann and Shaun Whittaker
Date: 20 November
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm AEDT 

Certain aspects of delay analysis and contract drafting around Extension of Time entitlements have created a perception of delay analysis as a “dark art”. Construction partner Stefan Fenk will explore the pitfalls and potential solutions to making contracts and the sourcing of expert evidence for delay claims simpler and more reliable, including examples of the day-to-day experiences he has shared with clients and project teams on numerous projects. 

Presenter: Stefan Fenk 
Date: 26 November 
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm AEDT