A wrecked yacht is a problem, but bad behaviour ain't one

Collins v State of Queensland [2020] QSC 154

Legal update | Clayton Utz | July 2020

Thanks to Karen Ingram and Roxana Carrion from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Legal practice, Mediation , Dispute handling administration

Case note – Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia Pty Ltd v Fisher [No 2] [2020] WASC 123

Case note | Professional Development Group, Victoria| July 2020

Tags: Arbitration, Adjudication, Legal practice, Dispute handling administration

Know your limits: Narrowly drafted multi-tiered dispute resolution clause precludes party from referring claim for unliquidated damages to arbitration

Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited v Hannigan [2020] NSWCA 82

Legal update | Clayton Utz | June 2020

Thanks to Frazer Moss and Stephanie Centorame from Clayton Utz Major Projects & Construction team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Arbitration, Legal practice, Dispute handling administration

I want a second opinion: the Federal Court considers the right to appeal an arbitral award under the Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (Vic)

Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] VSC 127

Legal update | Clayton Utz | May 2020

Thanks to Karen Ingram and Nick Harding from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Arbitration, Legal practice, Dispute handling administration

Out of time and no reasonable prospects of success: Federal Court confirms threshold questions for applications to set aside arbitral awards

Sharma v Military Ceramics Corporation [2020] FCA 216

Legal update | Clayton Utz | March 2020

Thanks to Karen Ingram and Bernice Lethlean from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Arbitration, Legal practice, Dispute handling administration

Court now, arbitrate later? Preserving your rights after litigation commences

Nu-Fortune Gold Ltd v Roxbury Trading Pty Ltd [No 3] [2019] WASC 469

Legal update | Clayton Utz | February 2020

Thanks to Karen Ingram and Connor Mulholland from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Adjudication, Legal practice, Dispute handling administration, Arbitration

Concurrent pursuit of litigation and adjudication: an abuse of process?

Canterbury-Bankstown Council v Payce Communities Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1419

Legal update | Clayton Utz | January 2020

Thanks to Karen Ingram, Charles Leu and Jeremy Sebastian from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Adjudication, Legal practice, Building and construction, Dispute handling administration

A ‘missing link’: cross-claims in expert determinations

Poonindie Pty Ltd trading as Ted Wilson and Sons (TWS) v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2019] NSWCA 1485

Legal update | Clayton Utz | December 2019

Thanks to Karen Ingram, Jennifer Zhan and Keely Duggan from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Adjudication, Legal practice, Building and construction, Dispute handling administration

Broad or narrow? Questions of scope in relation to dispute resolution clauses

Lepcanfin Pty Ltd v Lepfin Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1328

Legal update | Clayton Utz | November 2019

Thanks to Karen Ingram and Catherine Macarounas from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the legal update.

Tags: Adjudication, Legal practice, Building and construction, Dispute handling administration

Don't wave goodbye to your rights! Does commencing court proceedings waive a right to arbitrate?

Avoiding acts that are inconsistent with a contractual right to arbitrate can ensure that this right is preserved.

Legal update | Clayton Utz | October 2019

Thanks to Karen Ingram and Nicole Flax from Clayton Utz Commercial Litigation team for preparation of the Legal Update.

Tags: Adjudication, Legal practice, Building and construction, Dispute handling administration