Adjudication

Payment (really) Matters

John Lowry

Dec 15, 20204 min read

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back - Electronic Service of Adjudication Applications

To link or not to link - that is the question. Linking files in file transfer systems is still not accepted by the courts as service.

John Lowry

Apr 17, 20202 min read

What's the difference between a road and a footpath?

What's the difference between a road and a footpath? Answer: You'd better find out if you want to get paid.

John Lowry

Apr 2, 20205 min read

Payment Claims, Service of an Adjudication, Natural Justice

1) You can only issue one payment claim per period 2)You must give the respondent the application; 3) Jurisdiction submissions

John Lowry

Apr 2, 20202 min read

Payment Schedules Must be Valid

Melaleuca View Pty Ltd v Sutton Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] QSC 226 The applicant challenged by way of certiorari adjudicator’s decision...

John Lowry

Mar 20, 20203 min read

Hard Lesson - Entitlement is Everything

Security of Payment will not save you if you don't comply with notice provisions in your contract.

John Lowry

Feb 28, 20181 min read

The High Court of Australia brings more certainty to adjudicators' decisions

Adjudicator’s jurisdiction On 14 February, The High Court of Australia published two decisions that will have the effect of giving more...

John Lowry

May 10, 20172 min read

Cutting Expert Costs in Dispute Resolution

The attached post from Kim Lovegrove, of Lovegrove & Cotton, got me thinking. Mr Lovegrove proposes the idea of a single expert to...