Building Tomorrow

Kara Vague is the current Chair of the Society of Construction Law Australia, having had an extensive involvement spanning a number of Committees over the last few years.  In this interview, Director Jaclyn Smith (@jaclynlindsay) asks Kara to reflect on her career and time with the Society, and share some of the current and upcoming activities. For those looking to get in contact with Kara: Twitte...

Jaclyn Smith, Director of SCL Australia, interviews Andrew Stephenson (Partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth) and Craig Macaulay (Executive Director at KordaMentha Forensic) on updates to predictive coding and technology assisted review, and what this means for construction disputes.   This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as s...

Melissa Yeo, Director of SCL Australia, interviews Wendy MacLaughlin, Senior Vice President of HKA Global, about her journey to becoming an internationally sought after construction programming expert, her advice for people working in the construction disputes space and the key features of the new SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol. This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitut...

Raisa Conchin and Elizabeth Conlan discuss how to manage the pre-allocation of risk in the era of proportionate liability. Raisa Conchin is a Partner of Wotton + Kearney and Elizabeth Conlan is a Senior Associate of Wotton + Kearney. Kindly sponsored by Baker McKenzie, this SCL event was held on 8 March 2017 in Brisbane.  This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal ad...

In this episode Melissa Yeo sits down with Teagan Dowler, the author of the newly released book Rules of the Game - Women in the Masculine Industries . Teagan is also the founder of the Blue Collared Woman, a community that supports the development of initiatives to achieve greater diversity and inclusion within the engineering, resource and construction industries.  Melissa and Teagan talk about...

In this episode , we hear from two Directors of the Society of Construction Law Australia. Marianne Rose, Commercial Manager (Mouchel) interview Professor Ian Bailey SC (Wentworth Chambers) to gain insight into some of the key features of the new AS 11000. Representatives from the Society of Construction Law joined with other leading construction industry associations to draft AS 11000. AS 11000 i...

In this episode of our podcast series, we meet Alex Hartmann, Partner at Baker & McKenzie, who presented at the recent Society of Construction Law Australia National Conference. The Conference brought together lawyers and construction industry professionals to discuss ‘Building Australia’s Future.’ Alex presented on what happens to office waste when offices are stripped out.  There are 25,000 tonn...

In this episode of our podcast series, we meet Kiri Parr, Regional Legal Counsel, Arup, who presented at the recent Society of Construction Law Australia National Conference. The Conference brought together lawyers and construction industry professionals to discuss ‘Building Australia’s Future.’ Kiri speaks on the significant challenges of delivering successful projects and looks at some of the co...

In this episode, we meet Ashley Brinson, Executive Director of the Warren Centre. Ashley delivered the keynote address at the recent Society of Construction Law Australia National Conference. The Conference brought together lawyers and construction industry professionals to discuss ‘Building Australia’s Future.’ Ashley speaks on the innovation of opportunities, and looks at how can we improve and...

In this introductory episode, we introduce you to the Society of Construction Law Australia podcast. The Society provides a forum for industry participants and thought leaders to connect and together initiate positive change in the construction industry for the benefit of the construction industry and public as a whole by influencing changes to legislation, policy and practice. Be sure to subscrib...