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High Court rules that a payment claim is invalid without a valid reference date ConstructionSecurity of Payments
9 February, 2017

High Court rules that a payment claim is invalid without a valid reference date

Introduction In our November 2016 Construction, Property & Projects Insights (Issue 5), we noted that the High Court was soon to release judgment in Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd HCA 52 (Southern Han Decision), which would be the first time the High…
Victoria Caldwell
Construction, Property & Projects Insights Issue 4 – June 2016 ConstructionSecurity of Payments
4 July, 2016

Construction, Property & Projects Insights Issue 4 – June 2016

In this issue, we look at the following key developments in construction, property & projects law: Contractual Clauses Limiting the Accrual of Reference Dates or a Right to a Progress Payment | Are Your Clauses Void? Supreme Court Overturns Adjudication Determination for Failure to Apply LDs Case Law Developments |…
Victoria Caldwell
More government control planned for the NSW construction industry Security of Payments
19 February, 2014

More government control planned for the NSW construction industry

On 30 October 2013 the New South Wales Legislative Assembly passed the first of a number of proposed amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (“Security of Payment Act”)  that will change the construction legal landscape in New South Wales for many years to…
Victoria Caldwell