Adjudications: amounts beyond the payment dispute are out
Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd v Steensma [2022] WASC 396 Tom French | Charlie Clifton | Penny Bond (more…)
Time for reckoning: A ‘calendar day’ is not a ‘business day’ under the BIF Act
Allencon Pty Ltd v Palmgrove Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Carruthers Contracting [2023] QCA 6 Andrew Orford | Sarah Cahill | Ali Harris (more…)
‘Wrong’ does not mean ‘invalid’ when it comes to adjudication decisions
The State of Queensland Acting through the Department of Transport and Main Roads v Black Cat Civil Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] QSC 5 Michael Creedon | Hazal Gacka | Mikayla Colak (more…)
Practical Completion: with or without formal certification?
J Hutchinson Pty Ltd v Transcend Plumbing and Gasfitting Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 39 Nikki Miller | Isobel Carmody | Xavier Vale (more…)
If a payment claim has come to your attention, it’s validly served under the SOP Act
BCFK Holdings Pty Ltd v Rork Projects Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1706 Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | Jack McFadden (more…)
Don’t count your debts before they’re determined
Andrew Hales | Mark Glynn | Joel Dueck In the matter of Nicolas Criniti Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) [2022] NSWSC 1149 (more…)
Adjudicators must notify of their decision in time
Karam Group Pty Ltd as Trustee for Karam (No. 1) Family Trust v HCA Queensland Pty Ltd & Ors [2022] QSC 290 Andrew Orford | Laura Berry | Mikayla Colak (more…)
Adjudicator’s failure to request submissions a substantial denial of procedural fairness
Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | James Pelosi McNab Building Services Pty Ltd v Demex Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1441 (more…)
‘Sent’ does not automatically mean ‘received’ when serving via email
Demex Pty Ltd v John Holland Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 259 Andrew Orford | Petrina Macpherson | Keira Takacs (more…)
It is not always as it is deemed – service under the SOP Act
Piety Constructions Pty Ltd v Hville FCP Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1318 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Heidi Knights (more…)