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…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Posted on September 10, 2018
Practical Completion can be tricky to navigate. The contract will usually specify a finish date when the building work is to be complete,…