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…)
To be or not to be – who is a ‘person’ owing a duty of care under the DBP Act?
Boulus Constructions Pty Ltd v Warrumbungle Shire Council (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1368 Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | William Vu (more…)
Locked on Lizard Island: Court orders return of construction plant and equipment
DBL Space Pty Ltd v Clynder Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 193 Julie Whitehead | Laura Berry | Claudia Lizzio (more…)
Out with an old pleading does not always mean in with the new
Quilkey & another v Tractile Combined Pty Ltd & others [2022] QDC 185 Michael Creedon | Hazal Gacka | Zariyah Ahmed (more…)
Does this filter make me look flawless? A look at misleading and deceptive conduct
SPEL Environmental Pty Ltd v IES Stormwater Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 891 Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | Naomi Graham (more…)