You’ve got to be in it to win it: resisting enforcement of foreign arbitral awards 

Reeves v Alt Advisory (Jersey) Limited and Alt Financial Group Limited [2023] VSC 249  Nikki Miller |  Chris Hey  |  Isobel Carmody | Phillip Martin (more…)

When will an arbitrator’s decision be ‘obviously wrong’? 

Factory X Pty Ltd v Gorman Services Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 247 Nikki Miller |  Chris Hey  |  Jacob Broderick (more…)

The definition of ‘construction contract’ under the BIF Act   

GCB Constructions Pty Ltd v SEQ Formwork Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] QSC 71 Michael Creedon  |  James Knell  |  Spencer Hayward (more…)

No reasons, no excuse under the BIF Act   

Insite Construction Services Pty Ltd v Daniels Civil Pty Ltd & Anor [2023] QSC 33 Sarah Ferrett  |  Luke Trimarchi  |  Joey Henthorn (more…)

High Court rules on recognition of international arbitral awards in Australia

Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.à.r.l [2023] HCA 22 Andrew Orford  | Andrew Hales  |  Chris Hey  |  Isobel Carmody (more…)

Alleging bias by an arbitrator? There better be a real danger…

Bernard George Grieve and Christine Rae Grieve and Dissoudre Pty Ltd (ACN: 009 380 410) T/As BG Grieve Builder -v- Brian Robert Gould [2022] WASC 413 Tom French | Penny Bond | Charlie Clifton (more…)

Does an adjudication application in WA require a construction contract to be attached?

SLIC B&D Pty Ltd v David Trinder  [2023] WASAT 1 Tom French | Penny Bond | Charlie Clifton (more…)

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…)

Concurrent Project Intervene process no reason to stay court case

Strata Plan 99576 v Central Construct Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 212 Andrew Hales  |  Max Ababio  |  Hannah Hurst (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…)