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Beware the material effect of amending a plan of subdivision

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 16 2013

The decision in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Besser v Alma Homes Pty Ltd, provides some guidance as to the basis on which a purchaser may rescind

Can’t agree on loss of bargain? Simply apply a “congeries of provisions”

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 16 2013

Justin Lucas looks at what best to do where parties reach an impasse on agreed damages clauses and finds that, according to the High Court, the answer

Court orders jail time for dumping waste containing asbestos

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 15 2013

Although the Land and Environment Court of NSW very regularly determines pollution related matters in its criminal jurisdiction, it is very rare for

When is a true casual employee not a true casual?

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 9 2013

In an important decision that effectively reverses how employers assess whether their award or agreement covered employees are 'true' casual

Claiming construction work under Security of Payment the key is the contract, not the claim

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 9 2013

The Queensland Court of Appeal has recently handed down two major decisions, which clarify the application of the Queensland Security of Payment

The cancelled bank guarantee that could still be cashed

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 9 2013

A recent case from New South Wales in which the Court of Appeal determined that a facsimile copy of a bank guarantee that had purportedly been

When will previous dealing lead to terms being incorporated in agreements? A case note on La Rosa v Nudrill Pty Ltd 2013 WASCA 18

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 9 2013

Documents issued after the formation of a contract sometimes purport to contain “terms and conditions” that were never mentioned at the time of making

Rigorous and robust environmental assessments essential - Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group Inc v Dart Energy Ltd

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 7 2013

Energy and resources activities such as coal seam gas (CSG) continue to attract significant attention in New South Wales, resulting in a greater

Does Andrews v ANZ herald the end of time bars under construction contracts?

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 6 2013

It is a relatively quiet time for the construction industry. This goes some way to explaining the hype surrounding a decision involving a bank’s

Planning and environment case updates - February 2013 cases

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • April 30 2013

This matter involved an application for a declaration that a change proposed to a development application was a “minor change” within the meaning of