Gemma Thomas

Oct 29, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Gemma Thomas |Aleesha Way |Andrew Batty |Jack Tivey

Gemma Thomas of Pinsent Masons in Melbourne was commenting after the Queensland Supreme Court found that a contractor’s failure to accept a Calderbank letter was unreasonable in all the circumstance, giving rise to an award of indemnity costs, despite the offer being open for a mere six days, only two working days of which the contractor was in possession of the principal’s written submissions.

May 30, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Gemma Thomas |Sean Pike |Adam Cain |Alastair Dale

Force majeure clauses allocate the risk of parties being unable to fulfil their contractual obligations due to an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond their control. Increasingly, force majeure clauses in construction contracts for Australian projects are the subject of intense negotiation. Given the high risk of extreme weather events and supply chain disruptions, particularly in recent times, this is unsurprising.

Sep 26, 2023 | ons.gov.uk | Gemma Thomas

9. Strengths and limitationsEstimates of jobs in green industries have been calculated using publicly available data. We will continue to explore whether other appropriate data sources are available. The latest data from the environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) estimates are for 2020.

Feb 21, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Aleesha Way |Gemma Thomas

SolarA frequent issue that has been at the crux of commercial discussion and disputes relating to solar projects is network conditions. Specifically, the delineation of responsibility for addressing the weak network conditions, particularly in Australia.