20 May 2021 – 11:00AM GMT
Speakers
Lucy Garrett QC, Keating Chambers (UK)
Lucy Garrett QC of Keating Chambers has an impressive specialist practice in construction, engineering, energy and shipbuilding, with a particular focus on projects involving complex factual, technical and contractual disputes. She is always in demand for her forceful advocacy, commercial approach and intellectual ability, and was named one of The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” earlier this year.
Lucy began the webinar with a practical discussion of knotty problems, covering in particular notice conditions precedent and exclusion clauses and advice on how to deal with them, in the context of contracts in both international (including FIDIC) and UK use
John Caruso, Partner, Tindall Gask Bentley (Australia)
John’s experience and expertise covers the complex areas of commercial property transactions, lease negotiations, sales and acquisitions, lending documents and intellectual property. John’s in-depth knowledge of the commercial sector, coupled with his diligent and meticulous approach has attracted a diverse range of loyal clients across South Australia.
Following Lucy, John’s talk was an update on the construction industry in Australia, focusing on:
– How Australia’s Covid19 Response has impacted construction projects in Australia compared to the rest of the world;
– The emergence of the Build to Rent sector in Australia and comparison with global trends; and
– an overview of the booming Australian Space Industry and Manufacturing Sector – Launch of the Australian Space Agency in Adelaide South Australia.
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