Coordinated Construction Co v J M Hargreaves & Ors [2005] NSWSC 77

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Coordinated Construction Co v J M Hargreaves & Ors [2005] NSWSC 77

HEARING DATE(S) : 3 February 2005, 9 February 2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 22 February 2005

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1

DECISION : See para [63] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION - progress payment - adjudicator's determination - basic and essential requirements of a valid determination - whether determination void because adjudicated amount included amounts assumed (but not decided) not to be "for" construction work - whether determination in breach of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 is unlawful - whether payment claim served on or from reference date

LEGISLATION CITED : Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999

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Coordinated Construction Co Pty Limited (Plaintiff) J M Hargreaves (NSW) Pty Limited (First Defendant) PARTIES : John Parnell (Second Defendant) Peter Sarlos (Third Defendant) LEADR (Fourth Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55086/04

M G Rudge SC/M Christie (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : D D Feller SC/D Loewenstein (First Defendant)