Limits of contractual illegality and estoppel

Merkon Constructions Pty Ltd v Residence Company Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 151 Chris Hey  |  Michael Lo  |  Meg Reid (more…)

No grounds for renegotiation: contractual interpretation and implied terms

Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 125 Chris Hey  |  Michael Lo  |  Dan Dowling (more…)

Indirect references to SOP Act not enough for statutory demands

Re Roberts Construction Group Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 679 Chris Hey  |  Michael Lo  |  Millie Lewis (more…)

Adjudicators don’t have to get it right

Taringa Property Group Pty Ltd v Kenik Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 298 Andrew Orford  |  Laura Berry  |  Max Rylance (more…)

Debt dilemma: Interplay between Contractors Debts and Security of Payment legislation

Warrane Design Construct Fit-Out Pty Ltd v Woonona Bulli RSL Memorial Club Ltd [2025] NSWSC 123 (27 February 2025) Andrew Hales  |  Emily Miers  |  Conor Bates (more…)

Adjudication or statutory demand: choose your own adventure!

Sovereign Building Company Pty Ltd v Sheehan Group Pty Ltd [2025] WASC 11 Tom French | Penny Bond | Naoisa McNelis (more…)

Contractual interpretation of indemnity leaves party out of luck

Shamrock Civil Engineering Pty Ltd v Honan Insurance Group Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 313 Michael Creedon  |  Megan Sharkey  |  Jazmin Sherrington (more…)

Adjudicator’s reasoning fenced by section 88 of the BIF Act

John Holland Queensland Pty Ltd v SecureFence Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 290 Julie Whitehead  |  Ren Shike  |  Siobhan Beckett (more…)

Additional building defects may be added to a Tribunal claim after the expiry of a limitation period

Crystele Designer Homes Pty Ltd v Wood [2024] NSWSC 1438 Andrew Hales  |  Karen Hanigan  |  Sean Cooley (more…)

Jurisdictional fact or fiction – can the court decide?

Roberts Construction Group Pty Ltd v Drummond Carpentry Services Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 246 Nikki Miller  |  Isobel Carmody  |  Madeleine Matkowsky (more…)