The risk to architects of specifying standards needs to be managed. Proprietary specification systems such as NATSPEC regularly review all standards ...

The High Court clarified whether a professional who gives advice on construction or design of a building owes a duty of care, and is therefore liable ...

Increasingly, owners, project managers and developers are asking architects to issue certificates to financial institutions and other regulatory ...

Directors and officers insurance This type of insurance is only applicable to practices organised as a company. It covers the personal liability of ...

As the term 'sole practitioner' (or 'sole trader') suggests, this is a type of architectural practice with only one individual. A sole practitioner ...

There are times when architects and architectural firms come together to collaborate or form joint ventures. There are also times when the paths of ...

The purchase or sale of any business can be complicated. Not only must negotiations take place around purchase price and other such matters, but ...

Legislation has been enacted in each state and territory to protect the title 'architect' and to provide a framework for practicing architects. To ...

The following advice was prepared with reference to the Architecture, Building Design and Copyright (2016) publication by the Australian Copyright ...

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 is Commonwealth legislation which, in its simplest terms, makes it unlawful to treat a person with a ...