SCL Australia Podcast

If you have ever wondered whether your construction Contract can be varied by what happens on site, or how contractor claims are treated and whether your entire agreement clause is effective; this episode is for you.

Michael Trim and Claire Schneider of Level Twenty Seven Chambers share their insights on these questions as well as recent developments in the law at an event which took place on 7 August 2019 at Ashurst in Brisbane.

If you were unable to attend this event, be sure to check out SoCLA's website www.scl.org.au for news and to find out about upcoming events in your area. Don't forget to also subscribe to the SCL Australia Podcast to be alerted when new episodes are available.

We hope you enjoy Michael and Claire's presentation and look forward to bringing you further podcasts.

This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construction Law Australia.

On Melbourne Cup Day in November 2017, the Society was fortunate to have Adrian Hughes QC of 39 Essex Chambers in London, attend to share lessons from success and failure in major construction projects including the New Berlin Airport, the Scottish Parliament and Wembley Stadium. The breakfast event, kindly hosted by Corrs Chambers Westgarth, drew a large crowd of industry professionals who gathered to hear Adrian speak on this interesting topic.

For those who could not attend, this episode records Adrian's presentation in Brisbane.

This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construction Law Australia.

In October 2017, the Society was fortunate to have Philip Britton, visiting professor of King’s College in London and Senior fellow of Melbourne Law School attend at SoCLA events around Australia to present his paper, Trouble with the Neighbours: Construction, Disruption and Damages.

The events, which were kindly hosted by a variety of generous sponsors, drew many industry professionals who gathered to hear Philip’s insights into this issue.

For those who could not attend, this episode records Philip’s first presentation of his paper in Brisbane.

This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construction Law Australia.

Have people ever seemed to act inconsistently to you? Why do you think people are incredibly open and flexible one day, but very focused and structured the next? Why do you think some people are infuriated by things that seem insignificant to you?

This episode podcast explores two key systems in our brain: (un)creatively named System I and System II.

By understanding how these systems work together can provide helpful insight into understanding why we make decisions and act in the ways we do.

Anna Waters specialises in organisational engagement, leadership and performance. Anna has a deep understanding of neuroscience and psychology, which gives insight into human behaviour in the workplace. As a management consultant at NeuroPower Group, Anna applies evidence based frameworks and methodologies to help individuals, teams and organisations to realise and exceed their potential.

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Links to books:

https://www.amazon.com/NeuroPower-Leading-NeuroIntelligence-Peter-Burow-ebook/dp/B00HGYUJY0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526949863&sr=8-1&keywords=neuropower

https://www.amazon.com/Behavioural-Economics-Business-behavioural-economics/dp/0992513553/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1527029995&sr=8-5&keywords=behavioural+economics+for+business

https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526949938&sr=8-1&keywords=thinking+fast+and+slow

https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/014311526X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526950030&sr=1-1&keywords=nudge

This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construction Law Australia.

In the opening I introduced that the Horizon software was the main deliverable of a billion pound PFI project let by the Post Office. The contract was awarded in May 1996 to Fujitsu who won the job because of their winning offer to bear the software development costs in exchange for 8 years guaranteed transaction fee every time a customer of the Department of Social Service used their new swipe card in a Post Office.

It doesn’t take long for the deal and the software to go off the rails.

How on earth did this come about and why is it such a hard lesson for us to learn that it can be the technology at fault, not user error.

Source Material

Nick Wallis, ‘The Great Post Office Scandal’, 2021, Bath Publishing.

Paul Marshall, ‘Failed Justice - how commercial interest displaced the interests of justice in the Post Office case’, 30 March 2022, Queen’s University Belfast, Institute of Legal Studies

Disclaimer

This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construction Law Australia.