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Judicial Oversight: A Rare Stay Granted in a Residential Context

Reflections from an Adjudicator on Black Label Developments Pty Ltd v McMenemy [2025] NSWCA 114. The recent New South Wales Court of Appeal decision in Black Label Developments Pty...

A Bad Weekend for Deemed Service: Roberts Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Sharvain Facades Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)

Will a contractual deemed service of email provision ever provide a Respondent more than the statutory maximum 10 Business Days for service of a Payment Schedule? ...

MAJOR AMENDMENTS SLATED FOR VICTORIA’S SOP ACT

Back in 2017, the Commonwealth of Australia engaged me to identify legislative best practice, with a view to improving consistency in security of payment (SOP) legislation and the ...

Will the drafting of the BIF Act kill adjudication in Queensland

The Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act (BIF Act) was introduced to Parliament with the promise that it would usher in a new era of fairness in the industry, incre...

It’s not fixed price, if you believe it: The curious case of the cost plus Payment Claim

The statutory debt sanction for unanswered payment claims made under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)( SoP Act ) is notorious. Respondents...

Upcoming Event

How is AI impacting applications made under the SOP Act? - Online Discussion 5:30PM 5 November 2025...

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