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…
Bank Guarantees: Your Biggest Safety Net or Your Biggest Commercial Risk?
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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
Getting Payment Claims Right: Common Mistakes to Avoid
Security of Payment legislation provides a powerful framework for recovering progress payments, but only where a payment claim complies…
Gambling with a D&C Contract
The Star Entertainment Sydney Properties Pty Ltd v Buildcorp Group Pty Ltd (t/as Buildcorp Interiors) [2026] NSWSC 27
Construction Payment Reforms in Victoria: Key Changes Coming in 2026
Victoria is set to align their Security of Payment laws with other jurisdictions, notably New South Wales, with the introduction of the Building Legislation Amendment…