The Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Bill 2026 (NSW) received assent on 14 August 2026…
From Bill to Act: NSW’s building regime is changing
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Termination Under AS4902 & AS4000: What Actually Happens (And What Doesn’t)
Termination is the nuclear option in a construction contract. It’s also one of the easiest rights to get badly wrong and getting it wrong can be more expensive than the dispute you were trying to end…
Security of Payment: when a link is not enough
The recent NSW Court of Appeal decision in Reward Interiors Pty Ltd t/as Reward Group v Tackelly No 8 Pty Ltd atf Tackelly No 8 Trust [2026] NSWCA 133…
Bank Guarantees: Your Biggest Safety Net or Your Biggest Commercial Risk?
Few issues escalate a construction dispute faster than a bank guarantee. For developers, it can provide immediate access to funds when a project goes wrong…
Are Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Agreements Destroying Builders’ Margins?
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) agreements are becoming increasingly common across major construction projects…
NSW Government Signals Return of Proportionate Liability Following Pafburn
Builders and developers may soon see one of the most significant shifts in building defect liability since the introduction of…
From Oversight to Liability: When Directors Become Responsible
Strata Plan 92183 v Samdora Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 406
Are ECI Contracts Destroying Contractor Profitability?
Early Contractor Involvement was designed to be a partnership between developers and builders. Somewhere along the way, it became something else entirely…
Provisional Sums: Why They Beat Rise and Fall Clauses in Construction Contracts
Cost uncertainty is one of the most persistent challenges in construction. Prices move. Labour markets shift…
Director personally on the hook again!
Kapila v Monument Building Group Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 1306