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April 1, 2021
Security’s Commercial Purpose is Key to Principal’s Right to Call on Builder’s Security Bond
The recent Supreme Court of Tasmania decision of Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd v Parliament Square Hobart Landowner Pty Ltd [2021] TASSC 7 considered a...February 1, 2021
High-Risk Cladding Products Prohibited in Victoria
On 28 December 2020, the Victorian Minister for Planning issued a Declaration under s 192B of the Building Act 1993 (Vic) prohibiting the use of...February 1, 2021
UK Court of Appeal Considers Expert’s Duty to Avoid Conflicts
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales considered the scope of an international expert services firm’s contractual undertaking to...December 1, 2020
When Failure to Disclose May Not Amount to Misleading or Deceptive Conduct by Silence
The New South Wales Court of Appeal in Wormald v Maradaca Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 289 found that a failure to disclose financial and commercial...December 1, 2020
Quantum Meruit Claims – “Market Rates” and Reasonableness
A recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal (NSWCA) considered whether evidence of a “market rate” for work performed is...December 1, 2020
NSW Court of Appeal Considers COVID-19 in the Context of Business Interruption Insurance Policies
The recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in the test case of HDI Global Specialty SE v Wonkana No. 3 Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 296 considered whether...December 1, 2020
Court Considers whether Non-Fulfilment of a Condition Precedent is Fatal to a Sale Transaction
A recent decision of the NSW Supreme Court considered whether non-fulfilment of a condition precedent contained in a Heads of Agreement was fatal to the sale...November 1, 2020
Loss of Opportunity Caused by Third Party’s Misleading or Deceptive Conduct
A recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal (NSWCA) considered whether a third party’s misleading or deceptive conduct caused a...