It’s not an adjudicator’s job to balance the books
Chevron Park Pty Ltd v Groupline Constructions Pty Ltd & Ors [2024] QSC 202 David Pearce | Alexandria Hammerton | Jazmin Sherrington (more…)
Developers and builders beware: High Court rules on non-delegable duty of care for defects
Pafburn Pty Limited v The Owners - Strata Plan No 84674 [2024] HCA 49 Claire Tait | Maciej Getta | Luke Sundercombe (more…)
They’re not suggestions – compliance with the Building Code and Australian Standards is key to a builder’s duty of care
The Owners – Strata Plan 80867 v Da Silva [2024] NSWDC Claire Tait | Alice Mason | Cedric Barakat (more…)
Arbitrator’s call on practical completion not jurisdictional error
Paladin Projects Pty Ltd v Visie Three Pty Ltd & Ors [2024] QSC 230 Sian Keast | Matt Hammond | Siobhan Beckett (more…)
Harsh results irrelevant as contract hailed king
Colormode Pty Ltd v Civic Construction Group Pty Ltd [2024] QDC 148 Michael Creedon | Clare Turner | Siobhan Beckett (more…)
Court confirms adjudicators have jurisdiction to determine the amount of a payment claim
Binah Constructions Pty Ltd v PTMG Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 872 Claire Tait | Laura-Rose Lynch | Nicole Sawick (more…)
Act now or pay later: late notification of home warranty insurance claims
Drummond v Gordian Runoff Limited ACN 052 179 647 [2024] NSWCA 239 Claire Tait | Harkiran Kaur | Daphne Zhou (more…)
Pouring over the cracks in a concrete slab
Hestbay Pty Ltd v One Sector Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 180 Sarah Ferret | Megan Sharkey | Max Rylance (more…)
Through the swamp into clear water – arbitrators competent to determine own jurisdiction
SFP Events Pty Ltd v Little Swamp II, Inc & Anor [2024] QSC 132 Andrew Orford | Petrina Macpherson | Abhishek Rishi (more…)
SOPA summary judgment: Defences not ‘under contract’ allowed
OSB Group Pty Ltd v Complete Hire & Sales Pty Ltd [2024] WASC 310 Tom French | Penny Bond | Alicia Harries (more…)