Issues in Commercial Construction

25/08/2008

Journal of Contract Law 20th Anniversary Conference: Issues in Commercial Construction,�31 October 2008 ** Opening address: the Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE **Session 1: THE CONCEPT OF COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION. Chair: Justice Kevin Lindgren Paper 1: Plain Meaning and Commercial Construction. Is Codelfa still a good law? Speaker: Professor David McLauchlan.

Session 2: COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACT FORMATION. Chair: Justice Keith Mason Paper 2: Letters of Intent and Other Preliminary Agreements. Speaker: Professor Michael Furmston Paper 3: The Fourth Category of Masters v Camercon. Speaker: Bret Walker SC

Session 3: COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACT PERFORMANCE. Chair: Tony Coburn Paper 4: Commercial Construction and Good Faith. Speaker: Professor Woody Hunter Paper 5: Implies Terms. Speaker: Professor Elisabeth Peden

Session 4: THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION: LITIGATION PERSPECTIVES AND CONTRACT DOCTRINE. Chair: Dr Greg Tolhurst Paper 6: Force Majeure Clauses. Speaker: Donald Robertson Paper 7: Commercial Construction and Contract Doctrine. Speaker: Professor John Carter Closing address: Hon Sir Gerard Brennan

Member: $695.00 Non-Member: $795.00 Dixson Room, NSW State Library, 9.30am-4.45pm

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Max Wilson Chief Executive Officer Commercial Law Association of Australia Ltd Phone: (02) 9979 1364� |� e-mail: maxwilson@cla.org.au� | fax: (02) 9979 1599 GPO Box 5186, Sydney 2001� |� DX 1285 Sydney www.cla.org.au

14 October�2008

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