Security of Payment

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…)

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