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…)
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…)
Contractual interpretation of indemnity leaves party out of luck
Shamrock Civil Engineering Pty Ltd v Honan Insurance Group Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 313 Michael Creedon | Megan Sharkey | Jazmin Sherrington (more…)
Harsh results irrelevant as contract hailed king
Colormode Pty Ltd v Civic Construction Group Pty Ltd [2024] QDC 148 Michael Creedon | Clare Turner | Siobhan Beckett (more…)
Act now or pay later: late notification of home warranty insurance claims
Drummond v Gordian Runoff Limited ACN 052 179 647 [2024] NSWCA 239 Claire Tait | Harkiran Kaur | Daphne Zhou (more…)
Pouring over the cracks in a concrete slab
Hestbay Pty Ltd v One Sector Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 180 Sarah Ferret | Megan Sharkey | Max Rylance (more…)
Repudiation: Actions may speak louder than words
Makland Constructions Pty Ltd v Page Steel Fabrications Pty Ltd [2024] VSCA 142 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Jesse Guo (more…)
The power of a solo signature: A dual director / secretary’s authority to execute
Hino Group Pty Ltd v Singh and Anor [2024] NSWDC 124 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Jasper Choi (more…)
A notice or direction to start work may be a waiver of conditions precedent
Alliance Building and Construction Pty Ltd v Veesaunt Property Syndicate 1 Pty Ltd [2024] QCA 75 David Pearce | Clare Turner | Connor Wright (more…)