Advanced Construction Law at Melbourne Law School: exploring the cutting edge of scholarship and practice

In this episode, Dr Matthew Bell is joined by Michael Earwaker and Trevor Thomas in the week they are teaching the Melbourne Law Masters subject 'Advanced Construction Law'. As they explain, the subject is the 'capstone' in our construction law Masters program, giving students the opportunity to explore cutting edge issues and then write about them in a dissertation-length research paper on a topic they work up with Michael and Trevor. The class of interdisciplinary professionals - lawyers, project managers and beyond, from Australia and overseas - brings diverse and deep experience to these discussions, which touch on topics from recent High Court decisions through to staples of construction law like the prevention principle, risk allocation and reducing unnecessary complexity in contracting and disputes. For information about the subject, click here and you can find out more about the Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law via this link.