NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction v H&M Engineering & Construction [2010] NSWSC 818
HEARING DATE(S) : 14/07/10 and 15/07/10
JUDGMENT DATE : 28 July 2010
JURISDICTION : Equity Division Technology & Construction List
JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1
DECISION : Declaration as sought in summons together with costs and ancillary orders.
CATCHWORDS : BUILDING AND ENGINEERING CONTRACTS – challenge to adjudication determination – where plaintiff contended that adjudicator did not consider its submissions and documentation in support of its payment schedule – whether adjudicator considered plaintiff's submission that defendant's claim was a global claim – whether adjudicator "considered" payment schedule, expert report and statutory declarations – where conclusions given without reasons – whether denial of natural justice – whether failure to exercise statutory functions in good faith – content of good faith requirement – content of obligation to consider – whether adjudication determination void – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999.
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Brodyn Pty Ltd v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Halkat Electrical Contractors Pty Ltd v Holwood Holdings Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 32 Holmwood Holdings Pty Ltd v Halkat Electrical Contractors Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1129 John Holland Construction Engineering Pty Ltd v Kvaerner RJ Brown Pty Ltd (1996) 13 BCL 262 Perform (NSW) Pty Ltd v MEV-AUS Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 157 CASES CITED : Roberts v Hopwood [1925] AC 578 Tickner v Chapman (1995) 57 FCR 451 Timwin Construction v Façade Innovations [2005] NSWSC 548 Trysams Pty Ltd v Club Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 941 Trysams Pty Limited v Club Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 399 Watpac Constructions v Austin Group [2010] NSWSC 347
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