Latest Updates

Our recent legal updates are listed below.

Contract Issues

$1 per day LD’s in residential building contracts no longer rules out claims by owners for general damages for delay

Facts In Cappello v Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd [2020]…
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Nominal liquidated damages may not keep general damages away

A Building Contract usually contains a provision for a cap on…
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Security of Payment

Attention residential builders in NSW - big changes ahead from 1 March 2021 you will be able to use the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act to recover money owed by homeowners

On 1 September 2020, the NSW Government released the Building…
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CONTRACTOR STRIKES SECURITY OF PAYMENT GOLD BY SKIRTING THE MINING EXCEPTION

Mining owners and operators in most Australian States[1] will…
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Construction Regulation

Injunctions and bank guarantees: When can a contractor prevent a developer having recourse to bank guarantees or performance bonds?

Case: Uber Builders and Developers Pty Ltd v MIFA Pty Ltd [2020]…
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Construction Industry Lockdown: Stage 4 Restrictions for Metro Melbourne

The second wave of COVID-19 has continued to spiral in Melbourne…
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Commercial Issues

Corona virus and force majeure in construction contracts: Has your contract been immunised

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While many were recovering from New Years’ celebrations, corona…
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Contractual interpretation: What did we even agree upon?

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It is the question as old as human trade and commerce: when we…
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Disputes

Corona virus and force majeure in construction contracts: Has your contract been immunised

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While many were recovering from New Years’ celebrations, corona…
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Contractual interpretation: What did we even agree upon?

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It is the question as old as human trade and commerce: when we…
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