Following the commencement of the Building and Construction Industry Payments Amendment Act 2014 (BCIPA) on 15 December 2014, a number of key amendments were introduced which parties to construction contracts should have an awareness of in 2015. Appointment of...
Following the commencement of the Building and Construction Industry Payments Amendment Act 2014 (BCIPA) on 15 December 2014, a number of key amendments were introduced which parties to construction contracts should have an awareness of in 2015. Appointment of...
The Queensland Supreme Court in Lean Field Developments Pty Ltd v E & I Global Solutions (Aust) Pty Ltd & Anor [2014] QSC 293 had to consider whether conditions can be placed on when a reference date may arise under the Building and Construction Industry...
The Western Australian Supreme Court of Appeal decision in Westpac Banking Corporation v Bell Group Ltd (in liq) [No 3] [2012] WASCA 157 shone a spotlight on the issue of the fiduciary duties owed by directors to act in the bona fide interests of the company, and for...
In Carter v Delgrove Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] FCCA 783, the Federal Circuit Court had to determine whether the respondent engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct under s 18 of the Australian Consumer Law (the ACL) by first submitting the successful bid for a...
