Independent contractor or employee? The court nails it down!
Cagney v D&J Building Contractors Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 116 David Pearce | Charlotte Gordon | Jack Gibney (more…)
You’ve got mail: Valid service of payment claims via email in the ACT
WNA Construction Pty Ltd v Canberra Building and Maintenance Pty Ltd [2025] ACTCA 17 (4 June 2025) Ben Fuller | Andrew Black | Elizabeth Harris (more…)
No schedule, no defence: SOP Act enforced despite challenge to payment claim validity
Manariti Plumbing Pty Ltd v Universal Property Group Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 135 Andrew Hales | Anique Mawa | Conor Bates (more…)
Bright days, cloudy jurisdiction
Bright Days Herston Pty Ltd v ATG Project & Property Solutions Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 147 Michael Creedon | Elissa Morcombe | Charlotte Kath (more…)
Same development, different buildings, different completion dates under the Home Building Act?
The Owners – Strata Plan No 93543 v Zhang (No 3) [2025] NSWSC 571 Andrew Hales | Luke Sundercombe | Ersen Ahmet (more…)
‘Old reasons’ become ‘new reasons’ if not specified in a payment schedule
Baguley Build Pty Ltd v Olcon Concrete & Construction Pty Ltd & Anor [2025] QSC 126 Julie Whitehead | Laura Berry | Rose Dillion (more…)
Context Is Key: The BCA Guide’s Role in Interpreting Effective Height
The Owners - Strata Plan 82089 v Omaya Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 1511 Andrew Hales | Anique Mawa | Conor Bates (more…)
Balancing justice and efficiency – when should a separate question be determined?
The Owners Corporation SP 90832 v Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1519 Andrew Hales | Michelle Knight | Jenny Lin (more…)
Balancing convenience and cashflow
York Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 39 David Pearce | Sarah Cahill | Jack Gibney (more…)
Brick by brick: Building the case for a valid reference date
Procon Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd v Hi-Cal Bricklaying [2025] QSC 67 Sian Keast | Allie Flack | Jack Gibney (more…)