All participants in the construction industry should be aware of legislative provisions that apply to performance security in more recent construction contracts for projects in Western Australia. The changes create new...more
Principals, contractors, and other building industry participants should take the opportunity in early 2023 to review contracts and procurement practices, specifically with respect to time bars in standard form contracts. ...more
INTRODUCTION - The Victorian Supreme Court is fast becoming the jurisdiction of choice for class actions. This is because on 1 July 2020 the Victorian Supreme Court was given power to make orders permitting a law firm to be...more
Commencing from 1 August 2022, Western Australia will adopt a new statutory progress payment regime under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment Act) 2021 (WA) (WA SOP Act). The WA SOP Act will change...more