Back-to-Back Contracts: When Linked Disputes Stick
Built Pty Ltd v Victorian Correctional Infrastructure Partnership Pty Ltd [2026] VSC 76 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Joan Wu (more…)
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…)
Injunction granted – limits of certifying liquidated damages post take-out or termination
Cobolt Constructions Pty Ltd v Duke Ventures Wellington Street Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 609 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Isabella Nicolaci (more…)
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…)
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…)
Domestic building disputes: assessing damages based on demolition and reconstruction
Whitaker v F.P & H.S Keogh Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2024] VCAT 708 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Stacey Clough (more…)
Variations must comply with the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic)
Stewart v Sherridon Pty Ltd [2024] VCC 1023 Chris Hey | Michael Lo | Stacey Clough (more…)
Contracting by correspondence – the effect on the validity of payment claims
Samco Steel & Precast Pty Ltd v Roxton Commercial Builders Pty Ltd [2024] VCC 783 Chris Hey | Isobel Carmody | Courtenay Wood (more…)