Category: News & Publications
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Solar in Queensland’s grid
In June 2016, as part of his LLM degree Chris researched solar PV generation in Queensland, and asked whether the law could save the grid. This is published now to inform the debate about solar panels as their prices have reduced, and will be a catalyst for further research.160603 SOLAR PV GENERATION IN QUEENSLAND ASSIGNMENT
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Evaluate your case before starting a dispute
Before you invest a lot of money and time in a dispute, you should seriously consider evaluating your position. Call or email us to objectively evaluate your position BEFORE you take a step that you later regret! Tel 07 3220 0299 or use our Service Portal to contact us.
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BIM paper for the Society of Construction Law Australia
Chris Lenz’s 18 August 2018 presentation in the Hunter Valley, focussed on co-operation and BIM to overcome the construction industry’s poor productivity.
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BIM qualification
In July 2017, Chris Lenz received his Certification in BIM Management from Redstack in Adelaide. Chris said, “The four day course was divided into two separate sessions with a week’s break in between and was of a very high standard. It covered the key aspects of BIM, mainly at a strategic level, in which the […]
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New office
On 16 April 2018 we moved to a delightful office one floor down to Office 51 on Level 8, Northpoint, 231 North Quay, BRISBANE. All other contact details remain the same.
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Two more papers published!
Our principal Chris Lenz feels privileged in having 2 further papers published recently. The first is Cross Border Construction Dispute Mediation: The Arbitrator and Mediator Journal June 2017, pages 28-41, which deals with the various cultural issues in a theoretical civil engineering construction dispute involving Australians, British and German protagonists, and how a mediator must recognise […]
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Your dispute
In my experience in law practices since 1989, and as a mediator since 1991, if you have, or about to have a dispute with someone else, consider having the dispute mediated. However, in my experience, you cannot successfully mediate a dispute too early. Both sides need to have felt some pain or inconvenience, so that […]
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Selecting a solicitor
Online marketing expert, James Tuckerman’s email of 29 June 2017 explained that his clients thanked him for making their lives better! At Lenz Moreton, we help protect and improve our clients’ financial positions. That makes our clients lives better! However, we can only assist if you become a client and many of our clients only […]
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Subcontractor’s Charges
In Queensland, subcontractors in the construction industry have the benefit of the Subcontractors’ Charges Act 1974 which can greatly assist getting paid something, even if your contractor has gone into liquidation. Last year during the downturn, we successfully assisted a number of clients, who otherwise would have received nothing. Have a look at our website […]
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Solar Power in Queensland
Solar power and the grid, and increased Renewable Energy Targets are back in the spotlight, not only in South Australia (where the lights went off), but also in Queensland. Last year Chris carried out research on this important issue. Whilst it was about a year ago, some of the data and issues identified may assist you […]