Restricted rights to enforce payment and seek adjudication in South Australia
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 Lisa Papanicolaou | Kate Taylor (more…)
Severance – not just a cult TV show
York Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Tomkins Commercial Industrial Builders Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 44 David Pearce | Sarah Cahill | Jack Gibney (more…)
A right to levy liquidated damages does not equal a right to set off liquidated damages
Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd v Pacific Diamond 88 Pty Ltd as trustee for the Pacific Diamond 88 Unit Trust [2024] QSC 321 Andrew Orford | Matt Hammond | Siobhan Beckett (more…)
High risk of inability to repay tips the balance in favour of a stay
Taringa Property Group Pty Ltd v Kenik Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 327 Andrew Orford | Laura Berry | Jazmin Sherrington (more…)
NSW courts maintain very high bar for appealing arbitral awards
Viasat Inc v Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1581 Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | Cedric Barakat (more…)
The 6 month lifeline: Owners’ entitlement to commence defect claims after expiry of the warranty period
The Owners - Strata Plan 87003 v Raysons Constructions Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 66 Andrew Hales | Harkiran Kaur | Brooke Srour (more…)
Limits of contractual illegality and estoppel
Merkon Constructions Pty Ltd v Residence Company Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 151 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Meg Reid (more…)
No grounds for renegotiation: contractual interpretation and implied terms
Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 125 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Dan Dowling (more…)
Indirect references to SOP Act not enough for statutory demands
Re Roberts Construction Group Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 679 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Millie Lewis (more…)
Adjudicators don’t have to get it right
Taringa Property Group Pty Ltd v Kenik Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 298 Andrew Orford | Laura Berry | Max Rylance (more…)