by Stephen King | May 23, 2019 | Angry Chihuahua, Atlas, Bad Divorce, Mattress Money, Safety On, Square Peg, White Elephant
As a number of my clients and many of my readers are in the waste management industry, I thought it would be useful to specifically address some common legal risk issues from a waste collection perspective. Contract Templates (Tender Monster #2: “Square Peg”) The best...
by Stephen King | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
A potential client posed this question the other day: “Why should I pay you to review the contract prior to submission of my tender, when I don’t know if I’m going to win the tender. Isn’t that a waste of money? Can’t I just wait until I’ve won the tender and then get...
by Stephen King | May 16, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Tender Lawyer has today announced a new simplified and cheaper fee structure, including fixed and capped fees for tender reviews starting at $400 plus GST. If think you can get better value anywhere else for expert legal advice on tenders and contracts, The Tender...
by Stephen King | Feb 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
One of my favourite TV shows is “Air Crash Investigations”. My wife says, “how can you watch that just before getting on a plane?”, to which I reply, “Because it reassures me how safe air travel is”. Ironic? yes, but more about that later. When a plane crashes into...
by Stephen King | Feb 11, 2019 | Shag on a Rock
If any contractor or subcontractor ever needed a lesson in the importance of managing legal risk in the tender process, the Opal Tower debacle provides that lesson in spades. Let me be upfront – I have no information other than what’s publicly available about the...
