Sacking the umpire won’t change the score: lessons from Clarke Energy v Alinta
Clarke Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd v Alinta Energy Transmission (Roy Hill) Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 1124 (21 September 2026) Andrew Hales | Sannan Tariq | Alison Hwang Key takeouts A principal that asserts a time bar in correspondence may still...
No riding off into a self-made sunset!
Malligan v Chevron Apartments Pty Ltd; Cantavenera v Chevron Apartments Pty Ltd [2026] QSC 195 Julie Whitehead | Olivia Doonan | Max Rylance Key takeouts Unless the contract clearly provides otherwise, a party cannot rely on its own breach to...
Watch your back! The threat that ended a contract
MacDonald & Co v Kharty [2026] VSC 336 Owen Cooper | Skye Lu (more…)
No Genuity in claiming interest as a ‘cost’
Genuity Pty Ltd v IG Power (Callide) Ltd [2026] QSC 194 David Pearce | Hazal Gacka | Lois Min (more…)
Show cause is not show over: Why one letter is not enough to terminate
Bata v Pathik & Ors [2026] VSCA 138 Isobel Carmody | Joan Wu | Harley Stephens (more…)
Waiving goodbye: Blanket waivers of moral rights are unenforceable
McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd [2026]FCA 173 Ben Fuller | Vanessa McBride | Elizabeth Harris (more…)
Cash is king: implied term to pay out bank guarantees
L.U. Simon Builders Pty Ltd v Cardigan Commercial Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] VSC 33 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Andre Liacos (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…)
Contract cuts: Court’s sharp take on deletions during contract negotiations
Pacific Diamond 88 Pty Ltd v Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 50 Michael Creedon | Luke Trimarchi | Charlotte Kath (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…)