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Aug122025
Recovery of Security of Payment Act debts against land rich developers
A recent Supreme Court of NSW judgment of In the matter of Leralais Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 893 is a...
Jun132025
Deeming provisions for service and the Security of Payment Act
Head contracts and subcontracts often state that payment claims served by email (or project management software such as Procore/Payapps) after...
Nov072024
Have you been denied procedural fairness under the Security of Payment Act?
In Rogers Construction Group Pty Ltd v Mirage Interiors & Construction Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1344 (25 October 2024), the...
Oct242024
What is a “cross-claim” under the NSW Security of Payment Act?
On 10 October 2024, the New South Wales Court of Appeal delivered judgment in Kennedy Civil Contracting Pty Ltd (subject...
Jun292022
Announcing our latest staff promotions
It is with great excitement and pleasure that we announce the well-deserved promotion of: Tiffany Wass to Senior Associate in...
Dec212021
The importance of serving an Adjudication Application
The hard work of preparing an adjudication application does not end once you lodge it with an adjudicator. You must...
Dec092021
But he lied to me!
In Cribb v Kingsbury [2020] FCA 551, a decision of the Federal Court of Australia, the Court delivered a judgment...
Nov172021
Freezing cryptocurrency: practical considerations for the new asset class
In Australian Securities and Investments Commission v A One Multi Services Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 1297, the Federal Court of...
Nov092021
What is proper service under the Security of Payment Act?
Payment claims are an important tool available under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (‘SOPA’) to...
Nov032021
‘Naming and shaming’ – NSW Court of Appeal requires proper identification of concurrent wrongdoers
The recent case of Bingo Holdings Pty Ltd v GC Group Company Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 184 (Bingo Holdings) has...
Oct192021
Judgment creditors and the appointment of receivers: a cautionary tale
In the matter of Sirrah Pty Limited (In Liquidation) [2021] NSWSC 1274, the Supreme Court of New South Wales had...
Oct192021
Cancellation of Certificates of Title – NSW
Effective from Monday 11 October 2021, all Certificates of Title (CT) in NSW are abolished – CTs no longer have...
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