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November 2021

More Than A (Bare) Pleading – The Implications of the Supreme Court’s First Decision on the Statutory Duty of Care under the DBPA BuildingConstructionLaw
16 November, 2021

More Than A (Bare) Pleading – The Implications of the Supreme Court’s First Decision on the Statutory Duty of Care under the DBPA

The New South Wales Supreme Court has issued its first decision concerning the statutory duty of care in section 37 of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (DBPA), which carried important implications in relation to the operation of the statutory duty of care in defects disputes. Vincent Young…
Charging clauses in residential home building contracts BuildingConstructionContractsProperty
11 November, 2021

Charging clauses in residential home building contracts

This article considers whether a licensed contractor can insert a charging clause in a residential home building contract. This question is important because it determines whether a licensed contractor can secure their entitlement to receive payment from a residential homeowner.  A secured entitlement helps mitigate the risk of non-payment. Charging…