Cash is king: implied term to pay out bank guarantees
L.U. Simon Builders Pty Ltd v Cardigan Commercial Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] VSC 33 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Andre Liacos (more…)
High Calibre dispute: retention trust issues, variations and legislative requirements
Calibre Construction Group Pty Ltd v Kaloriziko Pty Ltd atf Ryde Combined Unit Trust; Kaloriziko Pty Ltd atf Ryde Combined Unit Trust v Calibre Construction Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] NSWSC 593 Andrew Hales | Tom Ward | Jenny...
Assets on Ice: freezing order upheld against SPV for building defects claim
Aqualand North Sydney Lavender Development Pty Ltd v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 102081 [2025] NSWCA 143 Andrew Hales | Tom Ward | Caitlin Bromage (more…)
No jurisdiction, no problem? The limits of re-running a security of payment adjudication
Kwik Flo Pty Ltd v SE Ware Street Dev Pty Ltd [2026] NSWCA 9 Andrew Hales | Selena Zhang (more…)
Supreme Court extends no proportionate liability principle for non-delegable duty of care
Kapila v Monument Building Group Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 1306 Andrew Hales | Luke Sundercombe | Tom Burke (more…)
Two decisions, one project: ‘Midwater’ in deepwater
Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd v York Property Holdings Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 261 York Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 204 David Pearce | Alexandria Hammerton | Siobhan Beckett...
Reference dates: not vibes just objective facts
York Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd & Ors [2025] QSC 286 David Pearce | Stephanie Murphy | Siobhan Beckett (more…)
Proof of debt process forced upon construction creditor
Taringa Property Group Pty Ltd v Kenik Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 222 Andrew Orford | Laura Berry | Jazmin Sherrington (more…)
Adjudicator’s failure to consider set offs constitutes jurisdictional error
Cooper & Oxley Group Pty Ltd v Koitka [2026] WASC 4 Tom French | Shevaun Stringer | Naoisa Mcnelis (more…)
Another BIF tiff: Revisiting the validity of payment schedules
CPB Contractors Pty Ltd & Ors v MSS Projects (NSW) Pty Ltd t/as MSS Steel & Ors [2025] QSC 239 Julie Whitehead | Ren Shike | Ada Harvey (more…)