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The Australian Construction Law Newsletter (ACLN) is an Australian independent construction law publication.

ACLN Audience

The ALN is of particular interest to arbitrators, government instrumentalities, architects, engineers, members of the legal profession, and students of construction law.

ACLN Material

Material published in the ACLN is selected from a variety of sources, including academic journals, conference papers, judicial speeches, professional associations and law firms, to name a few. Some material is purposefully written for the ACLN, a process accelerated by the emergence of construction law as a discrete area for legal scholarship. Many of the forces that are at work in changing construction law involve the public interest and the ACLN gives a voice to commentators who wish to take part in this conversation. The ACLN includes a mixture of articles, case notes, book reviews and up-to-date analyses on important developments in construction law. The ACLN engages in all matters relating to building and construction law, with emphasis on construction claims, disputes and contracts. International arbitration is always a favourite, as are other methods of dispute resolution, including dispute resolution boards.

With six issues published annually, its publication dates are:

2.     April – (March/April issue)

3.     June – (May/June issue)

4.     August – (July/August issue)

5.     October – (September/October issue)

6.     December – (November/December issue and Annual Index)

ACLN History

The ACLN has been published in Australia for 30 years. For ten of those years the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology, Sydney undertook its publication as a means of maintaining contact with professionals engaged in construction law in Australia and South East Asia. Since the end of 2010, the ACLN has been published independently, with the support of the Society of Construction Law (Australia).

ACLN Submissions

The ACLN Editorial Board is comprised of leading professionals involved with the construction industry. The ACLN publishers and board members encourage submissions for consideration for publication. There is no set word length as the publishers consider all material relevant to the construction industry and of interest to its readers. In this regard the ACLN encourages a mixture of material, including conference papers, articles, case notes, book reviews and up-to-date analyses on important developments in construction law.