41-50 of 105 results for 'Construction contract'

Practice

Fee disputes

Published: 23 September 2021

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

Practice

Implementing WHS in the workplace

Published: 19 December 2017 | Edited: 15 August 2024

Read time: 5 minutes Under Work health and safety (WHS) legislation, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a legal obligation to ...

Practice

Professional indemnity insurance basics

Published: 28 February 2017 | Edited: 30 November 2022

Read time: 13 minutes  Given the risks posed to architects, the best protection for any professional in the construction industry is still their own ...

Practice

Common risks for architects

Published: 28 February 2017

Common risk areas for architects include liability for free advice, partial services, design and documentation without contract administration, ...

Project

Joint ventures

Published: 25 November 2015 | Edited: 18 May 2021

T here are various legal arrangements that an architect or firm can enter into when collaborating on a project. The most common is to submit a ...

Practice

Starting a practice

Published: 5 November 2015 | Edited: 3 November 2021

Read time: 5 minutes Setting up your own practice can be an exciting but also daunting experience, and it is wise to seek assistance and advice from ...

Practice

Architects standard of care

Published: 15 November 2016 | Edited: 30 June 2021

Read time: 6 minutes Professionals such as architects owe a duty to their clients to perform work under a contract in a reasonably competent manner.

Practice

Low fees - implication for practices

Published: 28 October 2015 | Edited: 12 February 2020

Reducing architectural fees substantially may have severe detrimental consequences to an architectural practice and its ongoing viability – as well ...

Practice

Pro bono or reduced fee services

Published: 25 November 2015 | Edited: 27 July 2020

Architects may from time to time offer their services pro bono, whether generally – such as for community groups or communities and individuals in ...

Practice

DDA - the Premises Standards and building certification

Published: 12 August 2013

The Premises Standards of the DDA are not the NCC and the NCC is not the Premises Standards. One is federal legislation, the other is an instrument ...

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