On a Proper Construction Issue 3: Coronavirus Outbreak – The Impact on Modular Construction
Modular Construction and the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 The recent outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, (recently declared a pandemic by…
Find past news & insights
On a Proper Construction Issue 2: Practical Tips for Building Contractors Now Disarmed of Claiming Quantum Metuit
The High Court majority decision in Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32 (Mann v Paterson) handed down…
On a Proper Construction Issue 1: Warranties Against Defects: The Interplay of the ACL and Residential Building Work in WA
Domestic builders in WA need to review their standard form building contracts to make sure that they account for the…
The Critical Path – Melbourne C&I Newsletter March 2023
Welcome to The Critical Path, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers’ Melbourne Construction and Infrastructure newsletter featuring the latest developments in construction law,…
UK decision on concurrent delay: Chicken or the egg/roof or frame, what had to happen first?
A seemingly simple question of whether works to the roof or the steel frame of a building drove the critical…
Built Qld Pty Limited v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Ltd
This decision by the Queensland Court of Appeal on 20 December 2022 provides useful guidance on issues which regularly arise…