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Past Books Written

Lawyers at Lovegrove Lord & Johnston have published widely by way of writing, co-writing and editing legal and industry texts as well as contributing to legal periodicals and industry journals. They have also presented papers and spoken widely on a range of subjects.

Books, texts, articles and papers by lawyers of the firm include the following:

Books and texts

  • Builder's Handbook: Guidelines to Contracts and Contract Administration
    (The Federation Press Pty Ltd, 1990)
  • Subcontractor's Handbook: Guidelines to Contracts and Contract Administration (The Federation Press Pty Ltd, 1990)
  • The Banker's Guide to Building Contracts and Contract Administration: Guidelines to Contracts and Contract Administration
    (The Federation Press Pty Ltd,
  • Constitutional Options for Uniform Legislation (editorial and co-authorship) (in conjunction with the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies of the University of Melbourne, commissioned by the Australian Uniform Building Regulations Co-ordinating Council) (The Federation Press Pty Ltd, 1991)
  • The Model Building Act for Consideration by the States and Territories: Legislative Aims and Options (editorial and co-authorship) (commissioned by the Australian Uniform Building Regulations Co-ordinating Council)
    (The Federation Press Pty Ltd, 1991 )
  • The Model Building Legislation for Consideration by the States and Territories: Legislative Commentary (editorial and co-authorship) (commissioned by the Australian Uniform Building Regulations Co-ordinating Council)
    (The Federation Press Pty Ltd, 1991 )
  • The Model Building Act for Consideration by the States and Territories: the 1991 Interstate May Seminar Series Presentation (co-authorship) (commissioned by the Australian Uniform Building Regulations Co-ordinating Council)
    (The Federation Press Pty Ltd, 1991)
  • The Primary Building Acts of Australia: Dispute Resolution Systems and Options (commissioned by the Australian Uniform Building Regulations Co-ordinating Council)
    (The Federation Press Pty Ltd, 1991)
  • User's Guide to the Victorian Building Act 1993
    (Law Press, 1993)
  • Managing Micro-Economic Reform (co-editorial and co-authorship)
    (Federalism Research Centre, Australian National University, 1993)
  • Lovegrove on Building Control: The Building Act 1993 & Building Regulations 1994 - Related Annotations and Commentary(Law Press / Australian Government Publishing Service, first published 1994
  • A User's Guide to the Domestic Building Contracts and Tribunal Act 1995 (co-authorship) (Law Press, 1996)
  • Building Act 1993: Prosecution Manual for Council Building Surveyors
    (Lovegrove Construction and Commercial Lawyers, 1999)
  • Accredited Certifier Notebook: NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (co-authorship) (University of Technology, Sydney - Centre for Local Government, 1999, 2000, 2001)
  • Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995.. A Plain English Commentary for Everyday Use (Including Relevant Sections of the Victorian Civil and Administrative TribunalAct 1998) (co-authorship)
    (Lovegrove Construction and Commercial Lawyers, 2000)
  • A Guide to the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW): A Plain English Guide Covering Key Issues and Implications (coauthorship) (CCH, 2000)
  • Practice NotesI Guidelines on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) for NSW Councils and Private Certifiers
    (Lovegrove Construction and Commercial Lawyers &Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, New South Wales Chapter, 2000)

Papers

  • Holistic Considerations Concerning Performance Based Building Codes: A Paper presented To The American Society Of Fire Protection Engineers Focus Group Forum On A Performance Based System For The USA
    (April 1996)
  • Deregulation With Safeguards: A Paper Presented To The International Conference On Performance-Based Codes And Fire Safety Design Methods
    (September 1996)
  • A Paper Presented To The Gold Coast Conference Hosted by the Australian Building Codes Board And The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors On Legal Issues To Do With The Performance Based Building Code of Australia
    (October 1996)
  • Liability and Insurance Reforms In Australia
    (presented to the London Society of Construction lawyers, September 1997)
  • The Victorian Building Regulatory System (presented for Construction Law Masters Degree Students at the University of Melbourne,
    (February 2000)
  • Prosecution Tips For Local Government, 'Painting the Picture'And Advocacy Pointers (presented to the Australian Institute of Environmental Health NSW Division, August 2000, February 2001)
  • Liability& Legionnaires (presented to the Australian Institute of Environmental Health NSW Division, September 2000)
  • Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.. Risk Management Issues for Councils and Certifiers (presented to the Australian Institute of Environmental Health NSW Division, November 2000, February 2001)
  • Notices and Orders Workshop - Local Government Act 1993 (NSW)
    (presented to the Australian Institute of Environmental Health NSW Division, November 2000, February 2001)

Articles

  • Insights into Building Contracts and Contract Administration for Lenders
    (The Australian Banker, October 1991)
  • Building legislation liability: putting the case for long overdue reforms
    (The Insurance Broker, October/ November 1991)
  • Model Building Act offers a constructive future
    (Thomson's Construction Australia, January / February 1992)
  • Model Building Actpromises more uniform regulations
    (The Chartered Builder, February 1992)
  • The Model Building Act (co-author)
    (Building Owner & Manager, February 1992)
  • The Model Building Act will benefit councils
    (The Australian Municipal Journal, July 1992)
  • How To Resolve A Dispute And Cut The Acrimony (Building Today, August 1992)
  • Dispute solution options for building contracts
    (The Chartered Builder, November 1992)
  • Mediation or Litigation? (The Insurance Broker, April / May 1993)
  • The Building Act - Liability reforms to impact on local government
    (The Australian Municipal Journal, June 1994)
  • The New Building Act: Revolution in building regulations and liability reform
    (The law Institute Journal, July 1994)
  • Building Insurance - Automatic Run off Cover (Building Control, July 1995)
  • Liability and private certification.. How does NSW stack up ?
    (Building Australia Magazine, September 1999)
  • Design and Construct contracts: who cops it in the neck when things go wrong
    (Building Australia, March 2000)
  • Liability and Insurance Reforms of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)
    (Law Society Journal, March 2000)
  • The Robak case: Implications For Sole Defendants (co-authorship)
    (The Law Institute Journal, June 2000)
  • Internet Websites The importance of Terms and conditions
    http://www.itskillshub.com.au/target_group.asp?group=students&subgroup=general information (June 2001)

In addition, the firm has contributed articles on construction-related issues to major newspapers.