• Director of Studies: Professor Ian Bailey SC, Mr Matthew Bell

Overview

Melbourne Law School’s construction law program has been tailored to give construction lawyers and professionals in building, construction, engineering and associated industries the specialised legal knowledge to take the next step in their careers. Working with teachers who are leaders in their fields, and fellow students from throughout Australia and around the world, you will have an unrivalled opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of this specialised area of law and its interaction with the commerce and practice of the industry.

Requirements

Students must complete four subjects from the Construction Law and related subjects lists.

Of those four subjects, at least three must be from the Construction Law list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

Construction Law subjects

* Offered in 2012

• Advanced Construction Law*
• Avoiding and Managing Construction Disputes
• Construction Contract: Analysis and Drafting*
• Construction Dispute Resolution*
• Construction Law*
• Construction: Principles into Practice*
• Construction Risk: Allocation and Insurance*
• Design and Construct: Specialised Construction Contracts
• Infrastructure Delivery Law*
• International Construction Law*
• Payment Matters in Construction Projects*
• Principles of Construction Law*
• Public Private Partnerships Law*
• Remedies in the Construction Context*
• Residential Construction Law*

Related subjects

• Bargaining at Work*
• Environmental Law
• Event Management Law*
• Labour Standards under the Fair Work Act (Cth)*
• Mineral Law*
• Petroleum Law
• Planning Law
• Project Finance*
• Workplace Health and Safety*

Links to subjects are available from the tabs above.

Subject selection guidance

For further information, visit www.law.unimelb.edu.au/constructionlaw

Director of Studies

Ian Bailey SC

Matthew Bell






Lecturers - 2012

• Mr John Baartz
• Professor Ian Bailey SC
• Mr Matthew Bell
• Mr David Bennett QC
• Professor Philip Britton
• Mr David Campbell-Williams
• Professor Breen Creighton
• Professor Michael Crommelin
• Mr John Digby QC
• Associate Professor Colin Duffield
• Mr Michael Earwaker
• Mr James Forrest
• Mr Peter Fox
• Mr Nick Hopkins
• Mr Tony Horan
• Associate Professor John Howe
• Professor Doug Jones AM
• Mr Paul O'Grady
• Mr Peter Rozen
• Mr John Sharkey AM
• Mr Andrew Stephenson
• Mr Michael Tuckfield
• Associate Professor Peter Williams
• Mr Peter Wood



Melbourne Law Masters Construction Law Advisory Board

Patron

The Hon. David Byrne, QC
Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria

Advisory Board

• Mr David Bennett QC, Chair



• Mr John Baartz, Queensland Bar


• Professor Alan Bradley, Engineers Australia


• Dr Collette Burke, National Association of Women in Construction


• Mr Peter Crone, Peter Crone Architects


• Ms Jennifer Cunich, Property Council of Australia


• Mr John Digby QC, Victorian Bar


• Mr John Dorter, Allens Arthur Robinson


• Associate Professor Colin Duffield, Melbourne School of Engineering


• Mr James Forrest, King & Wood Mallesons


• Mr Tony Holland, DLA Piper


• Professor Doug Jones AM, Clayton Utz


• Mr John Pilley, Moores Legal


• Mr David Robinson, McConnell Dowell Corporation Ltd


• Mr John Sharkey AM, Norton Rose


• Mr Peter Southwell, Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd


• Professor Paolo Tombesi, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne


• Associate Professor Peter Williams, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne


• Professor David Young, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne

Course Subjects for 2012

• Advanced Construction Law (Formerly Advanced Construction Claims)
• Bargaining at Work (Formerly Bargaining at Work and Industrial Action)
• Construction Contract Analysis and Drafting (Formerly Advanced Construction Contracts)
• Construction Dispute Resolution
• Construction Law (Formerly Construction Contracts)
• Construction Risk: Allocation and Insurance
• Construction: Principles into Practice
• Infrastructure Delivery Law (Formerly Infrastructure Delivery A: Principles and Practice)
• International Construction Law
• Labour Standards under the Fair Work Act (Cth) (Formerly Regulating Working Conditions)
• Mineral Law
• Payment Matters in Construction Projects
• Principles of Construction Law
• Project Finance
• Public Private Partnerships Law (Formerly Infrastructure Delivery B: Public Private Partnerships)
• Remedies in the Construction Context (Formerly Current Application of Legal Remedies)
• Residential Construction Law
• Workplace Health and Safety

# Offered in 2012

All Subjects

• Advanced Construction Law (Formerly Advanced Construction Claims) #
• Avoiding and Managing Construction Disputes
• Bargaining at Work (Formerly Bargaining at Work and Industrial Action) #
• Construction Contract Analysis and Drafting (Formerly Advanced Construction Contracts) #
• Construction Dispute Resolution #
• Construction Law (Formerly Construction Contracts) #
• Construction Risk: Allocation and Insurance #
• Construction: Principles into Practice #
• Design and Construct: Specialised Construction Contracts
• Environmental Law (formerly Environmental Law: Science and Regulation)
• Infrastructure Delivery Law (Formerly Infrastructure Delivery A: Principles and Practice) #
• International Construction Law #
• Labour Standards under the Fair Work Act (Cth) (Formerly Regulating Working Conditions) #
• Mineral Law #
• Payment Matters in Construction Projects #
• Petroleum Law
• Planning Law
• Principles of Construction Law #
• Project Finance #
• Public Private Partnerships Law (Formerly Infrastructure Delivery B: Public Private Partnerships) #
• Remedies in the Construction Context (Formerly Current Application of Legal Remedies) #
• Residential Construction Law #
• Workplace Health and Safety #