The recent ipso facto amendments to the Corporations Act prevent parties from terminating a contract simply because the other party falls into
Will you Be Sued if you Installed Cladding That’s A Fire Risk?
As of 1 October 2018, around 12,000 buildings throughout Queensland need to have a compulsory audit to determine if they are at risk from potentially
No Licence = Invalid Construction Claims
If your head contractor assures you that it’s OK to proceed with works despite not having a licence, and that you’re “covered” by theirs, is this good
Should you Sue or Just Cut Your Losses?
Nothing is quite as painful in construction business as realising that your payment claim is going to sit there, unpaid, unless you take action to
How three missing words cost $55 million
Does a demand on performance security need to strictly comply with the formal requirements of the instrument? Or is near enough good
Ipso Facto Clause Amendments – Simple Precautions to Protect Your Business
Upcoming Corporations Act amendments affect "ipso facto" clauses. That is, provisions which allow parties to terminate if external administrators are
Understanding Company Insolvency – Administration, Liquidation and Receivership
In the building and construction industry, it’s likely that at some point you’re going to have a contract on foot with a company that goes belly
5 Times you Shouldn’t Issue a Statutory Demand
You probably know by now that Statutory Demands are pretty awesome, right? I mean, of all the recovery options you have available to you the