One contract, one cause of action for defective building work
Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 90018 [2023] NSWCA 66 Andrew Hales | Michelle Knight | Brigida Johns (more…)
Claimant beware: misleading and deceptive conduct defence may thwart summary judgment
Marques Group Pty Ltd v Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 625 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Brigida Johns (more…)
Contractor cannot take advantage of its own default to terminate a contract
Veesaunt Property Syndicate 1 Pty Ltd v Alliance Building and Construction Pty Ltd [2023] QSC 129 Sian Keast | Megan Sharkey | Samuel O'Loughlin (more…)
Staying court proceedings in favour of arbitration as a third party
King River Digital Assets Opportunities SPC v Salerno [2023] NSWSC 510 Andrew Hales | Chris Hey | Isobel Carmody (more…)
Don’t get caught downstream without a paddle: considerations with upstream settlements
Heavy Plant Leasing Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 634 [2023] NSWSC 585 Andrew Hales | Sean Cooley (more…)
What is a ‘bona fide’ claim on unconditional security?
Total Construction Pty Ltd v Catholic Healthcare Limited [2023] NSWSC 585 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Sean Cooley (more…)
No claim for a residential cost plus contract blowing the budget
Schrader v David Broach trading as David Broach Building Services [2023] NSWDC 97 Andrew Hales | Mark Glynn | Tom Lawler (more…)
You’ve got to be in it to win it: resisting enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
Reeves v Alt Advisory (Jersey) Limited and Alt Financial Group Limited [2023] VSC 249 Nikki Miller | Chris Hey | Isobel Carmody | Phillip Martin (more…)
When will an arbitrator’s decision be ‘obviously wrong’?
Factory X Pty Ltd v Gorman Services Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 247 Nikki Miller | Chris Hey | Jacob Broderick (more…)
The definition of ‘construction contract’ under the BIF Act
GCB Constructions Pty Ltd v SEQ Formwork Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] QSC 71 Michael Creedon | James Knell | Spencer Hayward (more…)