Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Monford Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 491

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Monford Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 491 Hearing dates: 19 April 2018 Decision date: 20 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Adjudication void Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999 (NSW) – adjudication determination – whether adjudicator failed to perform statutory function – whether adjudicator failed to determine for himself the construction work that had been carried out whether it constituted a variation and its value Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Asian Pacific Building Corp Pty Ltd v Aircon Duct Fabrication Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 300 Coordinated Construction Co Pty Ltd v J.M. Hargreaves (NSW) Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 385; [2005] NSWCA 228 McNab Developments (Qld) Pty Ltd v MAK Construction Services Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 293 Pacific General Securities Ltd v Soliman & Sons (2006) 196 FLR 388; [2006] NSWSC 13 Richard Crookes Construction Pty Ltd v CES Projects (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1229 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Monford Group Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Ian Hillman (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Robertson (Plaintiff) I G Roberts SC (First Defendant)