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JunEarlier this week, the District Court of Queensland delivered a decision which has the potential to have a substantial impact on all domestic building contracts where the contract price exceeds $20,000. The decision of Barlow KC DJC in Perera v Bold Properties (QLD) Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 99 makes critical findings in respect of three key areas of a domestic […]
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MayRecent Supreme Court Decision confirms that an adjudication decision is void and of no effect where a valid “construction contract” does not exist. The recent case of GCB Constructions Pty Ltd v SEQ Formwork Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] QSC 71 (GCB v SEQ) considered the validity of an adjudicator’s decision in circumstances where it was determined[…]
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MayIn the recent QCAT decision of McSwan & Anor v Weaver [2023] QCAT 148, home owners were unsuccessful in suing a builder for negligence because they were not considered vulnerable in circumstances where they had failed to ensure they entered into a legally enforceable domestic building contract. Brief background The owners engaged a builder to construct a[…]
