In the Australian courts

New South Wales

• Ask for permission, not forgiveness – why contractors need to ask for the principal's permission to engage subcontractors | Advanced National Services Pty Ltd v Daintree Contractors Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 270
• No luck here on the alternate reference date, but a payment claim may include claims for work performed after a reference date | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Brolton Group Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1641
• If you actually receive a payment claim, compliance with service requirements of security of payment legislation will not matter | MN Builders Pty Ltd v MMM Cement Rendering Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 734
• The twists and turns of termination and contractual cure periods | Visual Building Construction Pty Ltd v Armitstead (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 280

Queensland

• Causal links preferred to global claims in construction disputes | Alexanderson Earthmover Pty Ltd v Civil Mining & Construction Pty Ltd [2019] QSC 259
• Another claim of charge bites the dust for failing to comply with the Subbies' Charges Act | All Systems Pty Ltd v MAW Group (Aust) Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] QDC 211
• The winner does not always take it all – cost orders when both parties have been successful | National Management Group Pty Ltd v Biriel Industries Pty Ltd trading as Master Steel & Ors (No 2) [2019] QSC 276

Victoria

• Be aware – Settlement agreements can put your right to further claims at risk | Valeo Construction v Tiling Expert [2019] VSC 291

Western Australia

• Be prepared to properly plead global claims | Built Environs WA Pty Ltd v Perth Airport Pty Ltd [No 3] [2019] WASC 399
• A reminder that CC Act adjudication is a 'pay now, argue later' system | Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia Pty Ltd v Fisher [2019] WASC 352