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...

Expert reports useless if they fail to address allegations in issue

Jones and Anor v Rutch Constructions Pty Ltd [2022] QCAT 82 David Pearce |  Hazal Gacka  |  Yibing Mao (more…)

Contractor entitled to payment for unlicensed work performed under an oral contract

CJM Innotrack Pty Ltd v Liang & Wang [2022] QCAT 53 Andrew Orford  |  Matt Hammond  |  Nikole Rabeling (more…)

Trying to prevent a call on unconditional security? Think again!

Lanskey Constructions Pty Ltd v Westrac Pty Ltd [2022] WASC 90 Tom French |  Penny Bond |  Conor McCavana (more…)

QBCC ‘Head Contractor Exemption’ set to stay

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld) Michael Creedon  |  Zariyah Ahmed (more…)

Getting the story straight – ensuring consistency across multiple claims

Niclin No 1 Pty Ltd v Lambert 66 Pty Ltd  [2022] QDC 45 Andrew Orford  |  Allie Flack  |  Eva Squire (more…)

No free work – Courts will imply terms to pay builders for work done

Renbar Constructions Pty Ltd v Sader [2022] NSWSC 172 Andrew Hales  |  Laura-Rose Lynch  |  William Vu (more…)

Builders beware! Tenders and subcontracts must be consistent

Forte Sydney Construction Pty Ltd v N Moit & Sons (NSW) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWDC 673 Andrew Hales  |  Maciej Getta  |  Taris Watson (more…)

You just got served – Or did you? Be careful to serve payment claims properly

Equa Building Services Pty Ltd v A&H Floors 2 Doors Australia Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 152 Andrew Hales  | Karen Hanigan  |  Lauren Topper (more…)