Pafburn Appeal: No proportionate liability defence to duty of care under the Design & Building Practitioners Act
The Owners – Strata Plan No 84674 v Pafburn Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 301 Andrew Hales | Maciej Getta | Luke Sundercombe (more…)
NSWCA rejects owners’ façade sunshades application for leave to appeal
The Owners – Strata Plan No 97315 v Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 303 Andrew Hales | Emily Miers (more…)
Casting sun and shade on contractual conformity
The Owners – Strata Plan No 97315 v Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 363 Andrew Hales | Emily Miers (more…)
Conduit conundrum: breach of contract, trespass and conversion
Springfield City Group Pty Ltd v PIPE Networks Pty Ltd [2023] QCA 172 Michael Creedon | Allie Flack | Samuel O'Loughlin (more…)
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to keep drilling
Seymour & Anor v Drill Engineering & Pastoral Company Pty Ltd [2023] QCA 159 David Pearce | Elissa Morcombe | Spencer Hayward (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…)
Court of Appeal rules on referrals to the Supreme Court out of VCAT
Krongold v Thurin [2023] VSCA 191 Peter Wood | Jeanette Barbaro | Isobel Carmody | Joseph Xuereb (more…)
What’s for de-cert: can a contractor ‘de-certify’ payments to its subcontractors?
Heavy Plant Leasing Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1775 Andrew Hales | Maciej Getta | Sean Cooley (more…)
The clock is ticking: limitation dates for amended pleadings under the UCPR
Julie Whitehead | Matt Hammond | Eva Squire Devine Constructions Pty Ltd v Stowe Australia Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2022] QSC 272 (more…)
Summary judgment not appropriate when facts are in dispute
Gold Property Partners Pty Ltd v Dudzik & Anor [2022] QDC 245 Michael Creedon | Elissa Morecombe | Claudia Lizzio (more…)