Managing Contractor Insolvency: Part 1 – key signs and implications of contractor insolvency and further consequences of insolvency involving a joint venture contractor

12 September, 2019
One of the biggest risks faced by an employer in a construction project is the impact of the main contractor becoming insolvent, particularly in the current economic climate where it has become clear that main contractors are not regarded as being “too big to fail”. In this 3-part blog series, we discuss how this risk … Read more

Case Digest: The importance of the written word – delays in moving (Heaven) and Earth

10 September, 2019
In Lucas Earthmovers Pty Limited v Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited [2019] FCA 1049, the Federal Court of Australia considered several issues that typically arise in large-scale resources projects. In so doing, it reinforced the sanctity of the agreed bargain between the parties and highlighted the inherent difficulties in proving the oft-claimed, but rarely successful, misleading … Read more