Building Tomorrow
Episodes
Reforming construction law for consistency, with Sean Kelly
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Kelly is a Partner at Clayton Utz. Sean focuses on major projects and construction, and he has extensive experience in project delivery and dispu...
How lawyers and engineers can work together better, with Dr. Paul Tracey
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Paul Tracey is a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School. Paul teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in constructio...
Conference collection: The rest is… liquidated damages, with Matthew Bell and Trevor Thomas
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year at the annual Society of Construction Law Australia conference in Brisbane, we caught up with panellists and moderators from around ...
AI and the future of construction law, with James Macdonald
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Macdonald is a Senior Associate for Dispute Resolution at Ashurst. Ashurst is a global law firm built and run on the primary motivation of stayi...
Building the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, with Jane Hider, Nicole Whitby, and Colin Fraser
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Hider is a Partner at King & Wood Mallesons, specialising in construction law and infrastructure project delivery. Nicole Whitby is a constru...
Does the culture of the construction industry need to change?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Porter is an Anthropologist and Culture Change Consultant who has extensively studied the Australian construction industry. Kevin has spent his ...
Why dispute resolution is becoming more complex
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dado Hrustanpasic is a Partner at Holding Redlich and an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School, where he lectures in constr...
Conference collection: Michael Bleby, Harris Ashton, and Mia Timpano
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year at the annual Society of Construction Law Australia conference in Brisbane, we caught up with panellists and moderators from around ...
2024 Stynes Address – Gabrielle Trainor AO
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Stynes Address is the Society of Construction Law Australia’s annual high-profile lecture related to the practice of law and the construction in...
2023 Stynes Address – Justice Katie Stynes
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Stynes Address is the Society of Construction Law Australia’s annual high-profile lecture related to the practice of law and the construction in...
A Case Study: Superintendent's Duties, Delay Methodologies, Acceleration and more
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Based on the V601 v Probuild case decided in the Victorian Supreme Court in December 2021, Ben McLeod presented this talk in Melbourne in February 202...
Complexity Theory - How It Can Help Us Think About Risk In Construction
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stepping back from a process to see the complex interactions happening between all of the parties can lead to insights that could prevent potentially ...
Is NEC4 the Answer to Australia’s Broken Standard form ?
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Australian industry’s Standard Form broken? If so, why and can it be fixed? The training and learning involved to build confidence in a new i...
Collaborative Contracting - where are we now, and why ?
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The past, present and future of collaborative contracting models. One of the audience-selected highlights of our national conference “Getting Risk R...
The role of the Legal System in Failures - The UK Post Office Scandal (Part 3)
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An exercise in highly paid lawyers dancing on the head of a pin. We deep dive into the roles the law, the lawyers and the courts played in this scanda...
Learning from IT Failures: Horizon, Bugs, and Chinooks - The UK Post Office Scandal (Part 2)
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Witch Trial of our Times - UK Post Office Scandal (Part 1)
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The UK Post Office Scandal – Megaprojects, IT Systems and the Law This story is about the most widespread miscarriage of justice in English history....
Tackling Human Rights Risks in the Australian Construction Sector. 2022 Conference Keynote by Dr. Natalie Galea
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Valuable insights into the health and wellbeing of those working in the Australian construction industry and what legal practitioners can do to improv...
FIDIC - Where the bloody hell are you?
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For those who missed it, this podcast is a recording of our recent webinar featuring Kiri Parr, Tony Barry and Rob Nelson-Williams. In it, they discus...
Has the construction industry finally got a burning platform for change?
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Davies, CEO of the Australian Constructors Association, discusses the significant challenges facing the construction industry and ACA's plan to he...
BYO Coffee Cup. Seriously.
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Greenwood, international arbitrator, diversity champion and green arbitration advocate shares her insights on the impact of arbitration on the en...
Stage management and other things you didn't know you needed to think about
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is Part 2 of Melissa Yeo's discussion with Petrina Macpherson and Matthew Hickey on eHearings and eMediations and why they have given us ...
Remember to wear pants – and other useful tips for navigating online hearings
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Melissa Yeo sits down with Petrina Macpherson of Minter Ellison and Matthew Hickey of Level Twenty Seven Chambers to discuss eHearin...
Mind the Gap - the new duty of care
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Aiden Davey, Dr Matthew Bell and Kiri Parr sit down with Melissa Yeo to discuss the new duty of care introduced in the NSW Design and...
Cyber Hygiene In the Era Of COVID-19
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
They say if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. In the current landscape that means putting your valuable data in the hands of criminals. In this ...
Gold Digger: What Are Your State Security Of Payment Recourses
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A practical summary of what was, is and might be when it comes to securing payment for construction projects of all sizes and at all stages of develop...
Episode 21: DRBs: Cheap insurance for real time dispute resolution
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Callaghan of Stephen Callaghan Consulting Pty Ltd sits down with Melissa Yeo to discuss Dispute Resolution Boards, how they work, what parties...
Episode 20: Let the Tears Be Not Yours: the Case for Diversity, Collaboration and Active Risk Management on Construction Projects
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Insights into construction contracts, risk management and how to deliver a successful project. Kevin Pascoe, engineer and the Principal Project Manage...
Episode 19: It All Changed On-Site. Or Did it…?
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 y...
Episode 18 - Lessons from Success and Failure in Major Construction Projects
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 17 - Trouble with the Neighbours
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 16 - So You Think You're Rational?
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 structure...
Episode 15 – Grenfell Tower and Construction Regulation
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On 14 June 2017, a shocked world watched a tragedy unfold in the west of London. When the smoke cleared from the fire at the Grenfell Tower, 71 people...
Episode 14 – Don’t Let Them Take You Alive!
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Brady, SCL Australia Director, interviews Kiri Parr, Arup Principal and Legal Counsel, on how we need to disrupt the construction industry. ...
Episode 13 - Private Certification and Defective Building Materials
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
At the recent SCL National Conference, Director Ian Bailey AM SC discussed the topical issue of private certification and defective building materials...
Episode 12 - Construction Project Failures: Will We Ever Learn?
27 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When an aircraft crashes, or there is a near-miss, the airline industry rushes to learn the lessons so as to keep planes flying safely across our skie...
Episode 11 - Construction Law: Fostering Harmony or Collisions?
27 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Laws are supposed to keep things in order. How, then, do they get so complex that they cause headaches - or worse - for the construction industry? In ...
Episode 10 - In Conversation with Kara Vague
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kara Vague is the current Chair of the Society of Construction Law Australia, having had an extensive involvement spanning a number of Committees ove...
Episode 9 - Technology Assisted Review & Construction Disputes
09 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jaclyn Smith, Director of SCL Australia, interviews Andrew Stephenson (Partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth) and Craig Macaulay (Executive Director at ...
Episode 8 - Hot Jungle to Hot Seat
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Yeo, Director of SCL Australia, interviews Wendy MacLaughlin, Senior Vice President of HKA Global, about her journey to becoming an internatio...
Episode 7 - Proportionate Liability and The Allocation of Risk
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 6 - Learn the Rules, Get in the Game
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Episode 5 - The New AS11000: Interview with Ian Bailey SC
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode , we hear from two Directors of the Society of Construction Law Australia. Marianne Rose, Commercial Manager (Mouchel) interview Profe...
Episode 4 - Alex Hartmann: Diversion of Strip Out Waste
13 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our podcast series, we meet Alex Hartmann, Partner at Baker & McKenzie, who presented at the recent Society of Construction Law Aus...
Episode 3 - Kiri Parr: Building The Better Pitch
04 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our podcast series, we meet Kiri Parr, Regional Legal Counsel, Arup, who presented at the recent Society of Construction Law Austra...
Episode 2 - Ashley Brinson: Innovation of Opportunities
04 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we meet Ashley Brinson, Executive Director of the Warren Centre. Ashley delivered the keynote address at the recent Society of Constr...
Episode 1 - Introduction to the SCL Australia Podcast
04 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this introductory episode, we introduce you to the Society of Construction Law Australia podcast. The Society provides a forum for industry partic...