In the Australian courts

New South Wales

• How low can you go: The threshold to defeat a statutory demand may be low but a 'manufactured' claim is not enough | Grandview Ausbuilder Pty Ltd v Budget Demolitions Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 60
• Errors of law in expert determination procedures | Lainson Holdings Pty Ltd v Duffy Kennedy Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 576
• Motivations of a 'profit-maximising developer' relevant to assessment of causation | Loulach Developments Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWSC 438
• You have the right to remain reasonable | The Owners – Strata Plan No. 89041 v Galyan Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 619

Queensland

• An implied waiver may apply across different contracts | SHA Premier Constructions Pty Ltd v Lanskey Constructions & Ors [2019] QSC 81
• Movement of retaining walls remains not a cause of property loss | Delta Pty Ltd v Mechanical and Construction Insurance Pty Ltd [2019] QCA 62
• Failure to serve an adjudication application form is fatal | Niclin Constructions Pty Ltd v SHA Premier Constructions Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] QSC 91
• Certain events occurring outside Queensland may lead to the cancellation of a builder's licence in Queensland | Vickers v Queensland Building and Construction Commission & Ors [2019] QCA 66

Victoria

• DBCA 'no fault' termination payments and defect rectification costs | Shao v AG Advanced Construction Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 93
• Defective works? Double whack from the ACL and DBCA | Greco v Basiri (Building and Property) [2019] VCAT 555