Construction Law Update – December 2017

The Corrs Construction Team is very pleased to present our Construction Law Update – December 2017. 

In this edition of our regular update on legislative and case law developments affecting the construction and infrastructure sectors, we look in detail at a number of recent cases, including: 

• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd
  Keywords: unfair contract terms

• Quickway Constructions Pty Ltd v Electrical Energy Pty Ltd
  Keywords: assignment of right to payment; security of payment

• AGL Energy Limited v Jemena Gas Networks (NSW) Ltd
  Keywords: arbitration agreements

• INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd v JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd
  Keywords: adjudication; natural justice

• Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd v Majella Towers One Pty Ltd
  Keywords: interpretation of Australian Standards contracts; performance security; bank guarantees

• Stringer v Westfield Shopping Centre Management Co (SA) Pty Ltd
  Keywords: facilities management; occupier’s liability; delegation; vicarious liability

• Contract Control Services Pty Ltd v Department of Education and Training
  Keywords: security of payment; claimable variations; excluded amounts; second class of variations

• Riva Properties Limited v Foster + Partners Limited
  Keywords: breach of duty; professional advice

We hope you find this edition of our Construction Law Update insightful and relevant.

You can access a copy of Construction Law Update – December 2017 here, or click the ‘DOWNLOAD PDF’ button.

If you wish to discuss anything we’ve raised in the update, or have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us using the details listed to the right.