Learning from IT Failures: Horizon, Bugs, and Chinooks - The UK Post Office Scandal (Part 2)
SCL Australia Podcast
by Society of Construction Law Australia
2y ago
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 awarded in May 1996 to Fujitsu who won the job because of their winning offer to bear the software development costs in exchange for 8 years guaranteed transaction fee every time a customer of the Department of Social Service used their new swipe card in a Post Office. It doesn’t take long for the deal and the software to go off the rails. How on earth did this come about and why is it such a hard lesson for us to learn that it can be the techno ..read more
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Tackling Human Rights Risks in the Australian Construction Sector. 2022 Conference Keynote by Dr. Natalie Galea
SCL Australia Podcast
by Society of Construction Law Australia
2y ago
Valuable insights into the health and wellbeing of those working in the Australian construction industry and what legal practitioners can do to improve the status quo. Dr. Natalie Galea presents the keynote for our 2022 national conference “ Getting Risk Right”, held in Hobart, Tasmania in May 2022. Fully titled “I would like to see my son more than I see my site manager: tackling human rights risks in the Australian construction sector”. Dr. Galea outlines her industry research project into employment and workplace cultures within the construction industry. Highlighting dramatic statistics ab ..read more
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FIDIC - Where the bloody hell are you?
SCL Australia Podcast
by Society of Construction Law Australia
3y ago
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 discuss the internationally renowned and widely used FIDIC suite of Contracts and their potential for wider adoption in Australia. This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construct ..read more
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Has the construction industry finally got a burning platform for change?
SCL Australia Podcast
by SCL Australia
3y ago
Jon Davies, CEO of the Australian Constructors Association, discusses the significant challenges facing the construction industry and ACA's plan to help fix them. --- This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construction Law Australia ..read more
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BYO Coffee Cup. Seriously.
SCL Australia Podcast
by Melissa Yeo | Society Of Construction Law Australia
4y ago
Lucy Greenwood, international arbitrator, diversity champion and green arbitration advocate shares her insights on the impact of arbitration on the environment and how we can drive sustainable change. In this episode, Melissa Yeo, Chair of the Society's Communications Sub-committee, sits down with Lucy Greenwood to discuss arbitration, its impact on the environment and how we can drive sustainable change. Details about the Green Arbitration Pledge can be found here: www.greenerarbitrations.com.   This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should n ..read more
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Stage management and other things you didn't know you needed to think about
SCL Australia Podcast
by Melissa Yeo | SoCLA
4y ago
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 all #onemorethingtothinkabout   This podcast is for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. You should always obtain legal advice about your specific circumstances. The views expressed in these podcasts are the speakers' own. They should not be taken as recommendations of the Society of Construction Law Australia ..read more
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Remember To Wear Pants – and other useful tips for navigating online hearings
SCL Australia Podcast
by Melissa Yeo | SoCLA
4y ago
In this podcast, Melissa Yeo sits down with Petrina MacPherson of Minter Ellison and Matthew Hickey of Level Twenty Seven Chambers to discuss eHearings and eMediations and why they have given us all #onemorethingtothinkabout ..read more
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Mind the Gap - the new duty of care
SCL Australia Podcast
by Melissa Yeo | Society of Construction Law Australia
4y ago
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 Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the significant consequences it might have on the construction industry.  ..read more
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Cyber Hygiene In the Era Of COVID-19
SCL Australia Podcast
by Society of Construction Law Australia
4y ago
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 podcast, Brendan Read and Vishka Peiris of Korda Mentha discuss Cyber Hygiene during Covid-19. Brendan is a former detective from the Queensland Police High Tech Crime Investigation Unit.  He is highly experienced in investigating criminal and civil matters and helps clients to navigate technologies and their use in the collection and preservation of evidence.  Before joining Korda Mentha's forensic technology team in 2015, Vish ..read more
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Gold Digger: What Are Your State Security Of Payment Recourses
SCL Australia Podcast
by Society of Construction Law Australia
4y ago
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 development in the era of COVID-19. Presented in the SoCLA webinar by Matthew Hickey and Bianca Kabel of Level Twenty Seven Chambers in Brisbane, Australia ..read more
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