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ConstructionContractsLaw
5 May, 2022

Rise and Fall Clauses in Construction Contracts

Rise and fall clauses have been largely overlooked in the Australian construction industry for over two decades. Interest has picked up in recent months due to rapid increases in materials prices. As we re-enter an inflationary environment, legal practitioners and Contractors should learn about or refresh their knowledge of rise…
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BuildingConstructionContractsSecurity of Payments
11 March, 2022

The addition of absolute discretion in EOT clauses – No notices – no extensions of time

The New South Wales Supreme Court’s decision in Growthbuilt Pty Ltd v Modern Touch Marble & Granite Pty Ltd NSWSC 290 (Growthbuilt) has extremely significant implications regarding extension of time (EOT) clauses. Contractors and legal practitioners must take note of this momentous decision. Implications for contractors The key takeaway from…
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ContractsEmploymentLaw
7 March, 2022

Employee or Contractor?: the High Court decides

The High Court of Australia (HCA) handed down two major decisions that highlight the importance of getting contractual terms correct and how those terms can determine the nature of the relationship. In the two decisions, the HCA makes clear that where the terms of the parties' relationship are comprehensively committed…
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ContractsLaw
29 October, 2021

Have you got a contract or are you still negotiating?

Imagine this. You’ve spent months negotiating a deal.  Today, you and your counterparty agreed the last of the important terms.  Your lawyers still need to finalise the written document but you and your counterparty shook hands on the deal at the end of a meeting. Have you got a contract?…
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ConstructionContractsLaw
26 October, 2021

Privity of Contract: The role of statutory warranties for third parties to construction agreements

Increasingly, we are reviewing contracts whereby developers seek to provide benefits to third parties by increasing who the contractor owes its obligations to under a contract. For example, a developer may amend all the indemnities in a contract to benefit “Indemnified Parties”. These “Indemnified Parties” are ordinarily third parties which…
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ContractsLaw
13 October, 2021

Contracting Out of Statutory Limitation Periods

Recently the High Court of Australia (Court) held that parties may validly contract out of statutory limitation periods. This decision will likely have broad application and impact on clauses in contracts moving forward. Care should still be taken when drafting contractual clauses that seek to exclude statutory limitation periods as…
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