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A guide to responding to Payment Claims under WA’s new Security of Payment Legislation

The Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA) (Act) signifies the harmonising of security of payment legislation in Western Australia with the “East Coast” model, and...

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COVID-19 and Force Majeure

Governments and businesses around the world are dealing with a new paradigm and greater uncertainty in the face of COVID-19.

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Consequential Loss: do you know what you are excluding?

One of the most important mechanisms in a contract for allocating risk is the ability to exclude “indirect” and “consequential” loss using exclusion clauses. It is typically on a party’s list of...

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Recourse to bank guarantees Pt II

The various decisions handed down in this litigation (from Courts of all levels) confirm the conventional position in Australia in relation to unconditional guarantees.

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