Construction, Infrastructure and Engineering
Posted on October 10, 2024
In the recent case of Duncan v Bert Farina Constructions Pty Ltd,[1]
the South Australian Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed that the…
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Posted on June 09, 2023
The recent decision of Justice Jagot in FKP Commercial Developments Pty Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Limited [2022] FCA 862 is a good…
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Posted on March 09, 2022
Variations are an area where disputes often arise. Commonly the owner refuses to pay the builder for variations which have been raised late…
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Posted on August 27, 2021
Builders and owners often require access to land adjoining a building site in order to carry out work. For example:
to do external…
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Posted on August 19, 2021
Sub-contractors and head contractors should be familiar with the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Act). For…
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Posted on July 27, 2021
With the significant amount of construction work being done in South Australia at the moment, (because of the Federal HomeBuilder grant),…
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Posted on July 07, 2021
In the residential building industry, an explosion in demand for new homes and renovations supercharged by the Federal Government’s…
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Posted on April 28, 2021
Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd [2021] SASCA 8
In the recent decision of Tesseract International Pty Ltd v…
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Posted on March 13, 2020
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread from its epicentre in Wuhan, China at an alarming rate such that the World Health Organisation has…
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Posted on November 05, 2019
The 2018 Adelaide Magistrates’ Court decision of Marisha Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor v Daw [2018] SAMC 12 (Daw) (upheld on appeal to the…
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