Clear drafting required for certification of a payment claim to be a condition precedent to payment
Keegan v Ballast Point Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 179 Andrew Hales | Sophie Wallwork | James Pelosi (more…)
Identify the works to avoid a BIF over payment
Denbrook Constructions Pty Ltd v CBO Developments Pty Ltd [2022] QDC 184 Sarah Ferrett | Alexandria Hammerton | Renee Shike (more…)
A late adjudication decision in NSW is unlikely to be void
Demex Pty Ltd v Marine Civil Contractors Pty Ltd & Anor [2022] QSC 141 Andrew Orford | Petrina Macpherson | Alisha McGrady (more…)
Limitations on when an adjudicator can request further information
12 Bridge Street Epping Pty Ltd atf 12 Bridge Street Epping Unit Trust v D.R. Design (NSW) Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 866 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Emily Miers (more…)
Christmas shut down: Contractual payment regime read down to align with BIF Act
Allencon Pty Ltd v Palmgrove Holdings Pty Ltd [2022] QDC 90 Andrew Orford | Petrina MacPherson | Eva Squire (more…)
Security of payment: the existence of the ‘one contract’ rule is doubted in NSW
BSA Advanced Property Solutions (Fire) Pty Ltd v Ventia Australia Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 82 Andrew Hales | Tom Kearney | Isobel Carmody (more…)
Can the spoils of an adjudication be distributed by declaring a dividend?
Fitz Jersey Pty Ltd v Atlas Construction Group Pty Ltd (in liq); Yazbek v Gleeson as Liquidator of Atlas Construction Group Pty Ltd (in liq); Fitz Jersey Pty Ltd v Atlas Construction Group Pty Ltd (in liq) [2021] NSWSC 1692...
You just got served – Or did you? Be careful to serve payment claims properly
Equa Building Services Pty Ltd v A&H Floors 2 Doors Australia Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 152 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Lauren Topper (more…)
Disputed or novel issues when seeking summary judgment
Cosmo Cranes & Rigging Pty Ltd v EQ Constructions Pty Ltd [2022] NSWDC 6 Andrew Hales | Jessica Nesbit | Tony Issa (more…)
The distinction between jurisdictional fact and error
EQ Constructions Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1604 and Iridium Developments Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1601 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Alexander Mastrovangelis (more…)