BuildLaw Issue 46

July 2022

Content

  • You break it you bought it: Supreme Court confirms you can’t cancel a contract for failure to satisfy a condition if your own behaviour had a material effect on the failure
  • Case in Brief: Unhelpful expert witness sees homeowners succeed in defective works claim
  • Expert “evidence” needs to be more than just bald assertions to win the day
  • Overhaul coming to the regulation of engineers
  • An adjudicator’s decision on a construction contract is definitely worth the paper it’s written on!
  • WA Supreme Court finds no implied license to use home design plan
  • Inconsistent dispute resolution clauses – exploring the limits of the Fiona Trust presumption
  • Supply shortages are here to stay – managing cost escalation under NZS 3910:2013
  • The NEC unveils new climate change clause

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