Not a penalty or bad faith – charges payable on empty Queensland Nickel gas pipeline
QNI Resources Pty Ltd & Anor v North Queensland Pipeline No 1 Pty Ltd & Anor [2022] QCA 169 David Pearce | Sam Rafter | Eva Squire (more…)
VCAT’s jurisdiction on federal laws clarified
Thurin v Krongold Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2022] VSCA 226 Jeanette Barbaro | Isobel Carmody | Morsaal Aimaq (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…)
To be or not to be – who is a ‘person’ owing a duty of care under the DBP Act?
Boulus Constructions Pty Ltd v Warrumbungle Shire Council (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1368 Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | William Vu (more…)
Unfair contract terms: Increased penalties and strengthened laws will impact the construction industry
Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Cth) Michael Creedon | Eva Squire | Keira Takacs (more…)
Concurrent delay: a matter of common sense
Thomas Barnes & Sons PLC v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2598 (TCC) Nikki Miller | Sophie Wallwork (more…)
Locked on Lizard Island: Court orders return of construction plant and equipment
DBL Space Pty Ltd v Clynder Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 193 Julie Whitehead | Laura Berry | Claudia Lizzio (more…)
Where rectification is not a reasonable remedy
O’Rourke v Beechwood Homes (NSW) Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCATCD 116 Andrew Hales | Anique Mawa | Nicole Sawick (more…)
The price is not right: termination on the basis of increased costs a repudiation
Addinos Pty Ltd v OJ Pippin Homes Pty Ltd [2022] QDC 205 Clare Turner | Luke Trimarchi | Mikayla Colak (more…)
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…)