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…)

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