‘I’ve been told by a tradie’: When is a building permit necessary?
Morris v Municipal Building Surveyor for the City of Whitehorse & Anor [2024] VSC 316 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Joseph Xuereb (more…)
Can a limitation period be extended for federal matters where VCAT lacks jurisdiction?
Thurin v Krongold Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 42 Nikki Miller | Isobel Carmody | Morsaal Aimaq (more…)
‘Absolute discretion’: not magic words resulting in a complete discretion
Eastbound Estate Pty Ltd v DC Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 40 Nikki Miller | Isobel Carmody | Jack Holmes (more…)
Student accommodation in Victoria is exempt from the Domestic Building Contracts Act
Centurion Australia Investments Pty Ltd v APM Group (Aust) Pty Ltd [2023] VSCA 324 Nikki Miller | Isobel Carmody | Morsaal Aimaq (more…)
No pedants here: ‘Robust’ view taken of adjudication determinations
Shunshunli Pty Ltd v Seascape Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 725 Nikki Miller | Michael Lo | Henry Chesterman (more…)
Creditor’s statutory demand – Do you have an offsetting claim?
Re Dask Entertainment Melbourne Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 660 Nikki Miller | Michael Lo | Morsaal Aimaq (more…)
Shout it from the balcony: the permissible scope of building orders for minor works
City of Port Phillip v Shout Rock Cafes Pty Ltd [2023] VSCA 327 Peter Wood | Isobel Carmody | Xavier Vale (more…)
Courts’ power to issue subpoenas in support of arbitration
we-do-IT Pty Ltd v we-do-IT-Inc [Delaware] [2023] VSC 611 Andrew Orford | Isobel Carmody | Aria Saffar (more…)
Impact of contractual payment suspension rights on security of payment reference dates
Diamond Builders Pty Ltd v Gilridge Investments Pty Ltd [2023] VCC 1527 Peter Wood | Isobel Carmody | Sarah Waring (more…)
When will a court interfere with an expert determination?
Schott AG v Melton Willows Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 364 Nikki Miller | Michael Lo | Courtenay Wood (more…)