Combustible cladding choices, contractual consequences: Lessons from The Star
The Star Entertainment Sydney Properties Pty Ltd v Buildcorp Group Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 27 Andrew Hales | Luke Sundercombe | Ersen Ahmet (more…)
High Calibre dispute: retention trust issues, variations and legislative requirements
Calibre Construction Group Pty Ltd v Kaloriziko Pty Ltd atf Ryde Combined Unit Trust; Kaloriziko Pty Ltd atf Ryde Combined Unit Trust v Calibre Construction Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] NSWSC 593 Andrew Hales | Tom Ward | Jenny...
Assets on Ice: freezing order upheld against SPV for building defects claim
Aqualand North Sydney Lavender Development Pty Ltd v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 102081 [2025] NSWCA 143 Andrew Hales | Tom Ward | Caitlin Bromage (more…)
No jurisdiction, no problem? The limits of re-running a security of payment adjudication
Kwik Flo Pty Ltd v SE Ware Street Dev Pty Ltd [2026] NSWCA 9 Andrew Hales | Selena Zhang (more…)
Supreme Court extends no proportionate liability principle for non-delegable duty of care
Kapila v Monument Building Group Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 1306 Andrew Hales | Luke Sundercombe | Tom Burke (more…)
You can’t put this on me! The onus of proving a failure to mitigate loss cannot be shifted
Ceerose Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 89074 [2025] NSWCA 235 Andrew Hales | Zar Chavla (more…)
Frankie says relax: existence of construction contracts and email specification requirements
Kumar v Frankies Cranes Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 1264 Ben Fuller | Andrew Black | Elizabeth Harris (more…)
A deeming clause is ineffective for determining service of payment claims
Roberts Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Sharvain Facades Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2025] NSWCA 161 Andrew Hales | Rachel Cheung | Isabella Waters (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…)
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…)