Property & Projects| 13 May 2020
Victorians finally have some certainty about how the National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct will be implemented in this State, with the COVID-19 Regulations enacted on 1 May 2020 (but operating with effect from 29 March 2020)[1]. The Regulations create legally binding obligations which ...
Property & Projects| 20 Sep 2017
The recent case of Contract Control Services v Department of Education and Training [2017] VSC 507 provides further clarification on what constitutes a ‘method of resolving disputes’ for the purpose of satisfying the requirement in section 10A of the Building and Construction ...
Property & Projects| 22 Aug 2017
The Victorian Supreme Court recently handed down a decision which has the potential to change the way compensation claims under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) (PE Act) are assessed.
Property & Projects| 14 Jul 2016
The recent case of SCC Plenty Road Pty Ltd v Construction Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 119 confirmed that mediation is not a ‘method of resolving disputes’ under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2000 (Vic) (Act).