The Critical Path – Melbourne C&I Newsletter December 2022
Welcome to The Critical Path, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers’ Melbourne Construction and Infrastructure newsletter featuring the latest developments in construction law,…
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Increasing construction costs? Negotiate, don’t repudiate!
Addinos Pty Ltd v OJ Pippin Homes Pty Ltd [2022] QDC 205 reiterates the principle of repudiation where one party…
Does the Domestic Building Contracts Act provide a new way for builders to obtain variation costs and an extension of time? – Jolin Nominees Pty Ltd v Daniel Investments (Aust) Pty Ltd [2022] VSCA 209
The main purpose of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic) (DBCA) is to regulate contracts for the carrying out…
Making forms your Forte – how to ensure that your terms prevail
It is a familiar scenario: A wants to engage B to provide works or services, and each of A and…
Owners Corporation actions and limitation periods under the Building Act 1993 clarified by the Court of Appeal
What happened? In Lendlease v OC No. 1,1 the Court of Appeal reconsidered the Supreme Court’s 2021 judgment (see our…
Apportionment and the Wrongs Act: County Court affirms that courts are to decide whether a claim is apportionable, not parties by agreement
What Happened? The Owner entered into a building contract (Building Contract) with the Builder for the expansion of his pub…