Security of Payment

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…)

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