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...