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August 2023

Setting Aside An Adjudicator’s Determination Under The SOP Act AdjudicationBuildingConstructionSecurity of Payments
25 August, 2023

Setting Aside An Adjudicator’s Determination Under The SOP Act

Ceerose Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd (No 2) NSWSC 401 Under section 32A of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOP Act), the Supreme Court has a discretionary power to set aside the whole or part of an adjudicators determination that has been…
Brett Vincent
NSW Government Announces Dramatic Planning Re-structure BuildingConstructionDevelopmentProjectsProperty
23 August, 2023

NSW Government Announces Dramatic Planning Re-structure

On Friday 18 August 2023, New South Wales Premier, Chris Minns, unveiled a drastic new portfolio re-structure aimed at tackling energy challenges, climate change, environmental preservation and housing concerns. From 1 January 2024, the Department of Planning and Environment will undergo a strategic division into two new specialised Departments: the…
Vincent Young
Unfair Preference Claims – High Court confirms Peak Indebtedness Rule no longer applies CommercialInsolvency
15 August, 2023

Unfair Preference Claims – High Court confirms Peak Indebtedness Rule no longer applies

As more companies circle the drain in an increasingly uncertain economic environment, it is timely to review recent developments in unfair preference claims brought by liquidators against creditors. In the recent decision of Bryant & Ors v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd HCA 2 (Gunns), the High Court confirmed the…
Vincent Young
Minns Labor Government Introduces Housing and Productivity Contribution Scheme BuildingConstructionDevelopmentPropertyTax
4 August, 2023

Minns Labor Government Introduces Housing and Productivity Contribution Scheme

Why the HAPCS?  The Minns Labor Government of New South Wales is taking what it believes to be decisive action to address the challenges posed by the State's fast-growing population. With some changes already in place since its taking of Office, the Government has introduced the Housing and Productivity Contribution…
Vincent Young