Adjudications: amounts beyond the payment dispute are out

  • Posted on May 4, 2023
Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd v Steensma [2022] WASC 396 Tom French | Charlie Clifton | Penny Bond (more…)
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Concurrent Project Intervene process no reason to stay court case

  • Posted on April 17, 2023
Strata Plan 99576 v Central Construct Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 212 Andrew Hales  |  Max Ababio  |  Hannah Hurst (more…)
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Time for reckoning: A ‘calendar day’ is not a ‘business day’ under the BIF Act

  • Posted on April 17, 2023
Allencon Pty Ltd v Palmgrove Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Carruthers Contracting [2023] QCA 6 Andrew Orford  |  Sarah Cahill  |  Ali Harris (more…)
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‘Wrong’ does not mean ‘invalid’ when it comes to adjudication decisions

  • Posted on March 23, 2023
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…)
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What’s for de-cert: can a contractor ‘de-certify’ payments to its subcontractors?

  • Posted on March 13, 2023
Heavy Plant Leasing Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1775  Andrew Hales  |   Maciej Getta  |  Sean Cooley (more…)
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Late defect claims, unclear pleadings, and a move away from Onerati – Supreme Court weighs in again

  • Posted on March 13, 2023
The Owners-Strata Plan 86807 v Crown Group Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 44 Andrew Hales  |   Michelle Knight  |  Luke Sundercombe (more…)
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Home Building Act: New defects same cause of action

  • Posted on March 13, 2023
The Owners – Strata Plan No 90018 v Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1123 Andrew Hales  |   Michelle Knight  |  Jaime Parker (more…)
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Practical Completion: with or without formal certification?

  • Posted on March 10, 2023
J Hutchinson Pty Ltd v Transcend Plumbing and Gasfitting Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 39 Nikki Miller  |  Isobel Carmody  |  Xavier Vale (more…)
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If a payment claim has come to your attention, it’s validly served under the SOP Act

  • Posted on March 3, 2023
BCFK Holdings Pty Ltd v Rork Projects Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1706 Andrew Hales  |  Laura-Rose Lynch  |  Jack McFadden (more…)
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Proportionate liability regime applies to NSW statutory duty of care

  • Posted on March 3, 2023
The Owners – Strata Plan No 84674 v Pafburn Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 116 Andrew Hales |  Michelle Knight  |  Heidi Knights (more…)
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