Read time: 9 minutes The moral rights provisions in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (the Act) mean that clients of architectural practices need to ...

Read time: 5 minutes The High Court held that a professional that gave advice on construction or design of a building owes a duty of care and is ...

Read time: 5 minutes This note aims to assist you in selecting the appropriate structure for your architectural practice by providing an overview of ...

Read time: 7 minutes Asbestos presents a health risk for those working with or being in proximity to asbestos, particularly friable asbestos. For ...

Read time: 5 minutes Recruiting the right staff for your practice and developing selection procedures that help you to find the right people are ...

Read time: 7 minutes Damages is a sum of money which is awarded by the courts for the purpose of replacing the monetary value of property or rights ...

Read time: 8 minutes The Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (the Act) contains provisions that expressly recognise and protect the moral rights of authors.

Read time: 12 minutes Security of payment (SOP) legislation is in effect in each Australian state and territory. SOP is aimed at encouraging timely ...

Read time: 7 minutes In most jurisdictions a written client-architect agreement is compulsory and this is the simplest method of minimising fee ...

Read time: 9 minutes What are moral rights? Moral rights are the reputational rights of an author such as an architect. They are separate and ...