• Managing Insolvency Risk in Construction Projects - The recent collapse of construction companies of varying sizes highlights that parties to a construction contract should be aware of ways to protect their position in the event of counterparty insolvency. It is vitally important that industry participants identify factors suggesting a stressed project or insolvency as soon as possible.
• Mutually Recognised: Victorian Building Authority v Cau [2023] FCAFC 120 - The Federal Court of Australia has recently provided guidance on mutual recognition of registration as a building surveyor in Victoria under the Mutual Recognition Act 1991 (Cth) (Mutual Recognition Act). This decision confirms that mutual recognition will be determined by the similarities between activities undertaken ‘in the course of the occupation’.