No licence, no payment, Queensland Supreme Court warns contractors who do unlicensed building work *

Australia - August 16 2012
Contractors or subcontractors need to carefully consider whether they in fact hold the licences that permit them to carry out the works they will be required to perform.

When can a party restrict the use of an unconditional performance guarantee? *

Australia - December 8 2011
When a party to a contract can restrict another party from calling upon the benefit of a performance guarantee has again been the subject of proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia.

Expert witnesses no longer immune from suit under UK law: Jones v Kaney *

United Kingdom - June 9 2011
A recent UK decision has abolished the long-standing protection given to experts against immunity from legal suit arising out of giving evidence or participating in civil proceedings.