• Early Contractor Involvement contract a “construction contract” for the purposes of Security of Payment - The Supreme Court of NSW has recently considered the question of whether an ECI contract is a “construction contract” for the purposes of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOP Act).
• Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2023: An Insight into the New Legislation Addressing VCAT's Jurisdictional Dilemmas - On 10 October 2023, the Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act) was passed in Victoria. The Act sought to deal, amongst other things, with jurisdictional limits imposed on the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) by recent Victorian decisions. In this article we outline.