The Critical Path – C&I Newsletter December 2024
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Contractors are unable to apportion liability for claims for breach of duty under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW)
Executive summary Owners of projects in New South Wales enjoy a significant advantage over their interstate counterparts – they are…
Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW): can disputes alleging breach of duty be settled?
This article was first published by LexisNexis in the Australian Construction Law Bulletin in November 2021. 1. Abstract The Design…
Preparing for the 2024 security of payment season
Contractors and subcontractors may seek to rely on the security of payment regimes to get paid quickly to alleviate cash…
The Critical Path – C&I Newsletter September 2024
Welcome to The Critical Path, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers’ Construction and Infrastructure newsletter featuring the latest developments in construction law, to…
VCAT delays and under-resourcing no longer grounds to bypass VCAT’s chief jurisdiction over domestic building disputes
Executive summary In recent years, resulting from pandemic-induced delays and under-resourcing in VCAT, the County Court in Impresa Construction v…