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On 29 May 2020, the New South Wales Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) handed down its decision in C&V Engineering Pty Ltd v Hamilton & Marino Builders Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 103.

Limiting exposure to ambush payment claims is a serious issue for owners/developers and contractors,.

One simple measure to absorb some of the shock of insolvency is the use of statutory, cascading trust accounts.

Electronic signatures mean that you can sign and exchange contracts anywhere in the world as long as you have internet.

The validity of an unconditional bank guarantee was upheld, with the head contractor's right to call on that guarantee.

VCAT held that, by a review of the agreement, the intention of the parties was to create a licence and not a lease.

There are many risks when taking on work as a subcontractor in the Queensland construction industry.

Formal lease documents must be drafted correctly and parties to the lease must understand their contractual obligations.

Wind farms are now an important part of the electricity network, but what about the landowner where the wind turbine is?

As part of the new CoR regime, ensure your contracts with subcontractors clearly document 'who is responsible for what'.

We explore recent developments in the on-going OWB saga, as well as potential changes to future bunker supply contracts.

Given the importance on both contracts and terms of consignment under the HVNL, the safest way is to put it in writing.

Parties entering into commercial agreements should consider agreeing in advance the law which governs non-contractual as well as contractual obligations arising from their agreement.

Reminder for businesses, advisors and insolvency practitioners to carefully consider the language and legal effect of informal assurances between related parties.

Many contracts include clauses which provide that one party may decide whether to consent to a request by the other.

The Modernising Business Registers program is a legislative package of five bills, the Registries Modernisation Law.

The case highlights the importance of proper drafting of contractual clauses if they are relied upon at a later time.