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Helix is a multidisciplinary practice, combining legal and strategic services to help clients operating in the building and infrastructure industry…
Helix Legal | Australia | 13 Dec 2022
Regulation is not reducing insolvency in the construction industry
This is not a ‘shock and awe’ article. I did not design it to scare readers into believing that the industry is about to see a lot of damaging…
Helix Legal | Australia | 4 Nov 2022
We need a more honest construction industry
At the outset, I am writing this article in the same way I will be speaking in our new podcast. Emily Taylor and I will be hosting a new series…
Helix Legal | Australia | 1 Nov 2022
Contractors should mitigate all major risks. Insolvency is risk #1.
When I am struggling to focus on tasks, my “go-to aid’’ is to sit and write down things I can control. Invariably, as a result of this process, I end…
Helix Legal | Australia | 12 Oct 2022
Platitudes and clichés will not solve construction industry issues
At the outset, it is important that I make my views of the construction industries key players very clear. Many are ‘salt of the earth’ people who…
Helix Legal | Australia | 4 Sep 2022
Back to basics for the construction industry
As I have stated on numerous occasions in previous articles, I am not a lawyer. Anybody wanting legal advice in this regard should contact one of our…
Helix Legal | Australia | 24 Aug 2022
The QBCC wants to be an insights driven regulator in 2023
The QBCC’s journey to becoming an insights driven regulator may, unfortunately, be a longer one than first expected. I outline below the journey that…
Helix Legal | Australia | 16 Aug 2022
Statutory Trusts in pictures
An infographic example is a visual representation of information. Hence the title Statutory Trusts in pictures. In many of my articles, I rely on…
Helix Legal | Global | 9 Aug 2022
Global construction giant AIXI has after tax profit of $1 trillion for 2038 FY
A tongue-in-cheek article designed to get people thinking about what a future construction industry may look like. I initially published this article…
Helix Legal | Australia | 10 Jul 2022
Statutory Trusts ambiguity is a major concern
There are approximately 130 new Trusts provisions in BIFA 2017, as amended in 2020. This new Trusts regime is very different to the original Trusts…
Helix Legal | Australia | 17 Jun 2022
We talk about Aussie mateship a lot. The construction industry is facing a perfect storm. Will we ‘walk the talk’ and look after our mates?
The construction industry in Queensland comprises tens of thousands of people that generate $47B for our economy. I always look at all industry issues…
