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…)
Duty of care applies to any ‘building’ in NSW
Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd atf Jesmond Unit Trust v DSD Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) [2022] NSWSC 624 Andrew Hales | William Vu (more…)
Developers beware of the duty of care under the DBP Act
The Owners - Strata Plan No 84674 v Pafburn Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 659 Andrew Hales | Sophie Wallwork | Will Ryan (more…)
Pleading defects not served by delivering defective pleading
Devine Constructions Pty Ltd v Stowe Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2022] QSC 51 Julie Whitehead | James Knell | Zariyah Ahmed (more…)
Shed-ding light on building classifications in the QBCC Act
Ruhle v Lormist Pty Ltd [2022] QCAT 100 Andrew Orford | Alexandria Hammerton | Eva Squire (more…)
Compliance with the QBCC Act is a matter for the QBCC
Widdows v Pacific Blue Painting Pty Ltd & Anor [2022] QCAT 114 Clare Turner | Sam Rafter | Yibing Mao (more…)
Two experts on one issue is one too many!
Disley v Mount Emerald Wind Farm Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2022] QSC 54 Julie Whitehead | Luke Trimarchi | Alisha McGrady (more…)
No licence does not mean no liability
Queensland Building Corporation Commission v Kouzmenkov [2022] QDC 81 Michael Creedon | Megan Sharkey | Zariyah Ahmed (more…)
Not (Gabion) caged in – leave granted to withdraw pleaded admissions
Concrib Pty Ltd v Cumner Contracting [2022] QSC 50 Sarah Ferrett | Sarah Cahill | Renee Shike (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...