Legal News & Analysis – Asia Pacific – Australia – Dispute Resolution

This article updates you on legal developments relevant to your industry by featuring Australian court decisions and legislative developments of particular interest.

In these updates, we take a look at:

 

• a recent UK decision that has seemingly aligned the position in Australia and the UK on the enforceability of obligations to negotiate in good faith in multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses.
• changes introduced by the Insurance Contracts Amendment Act 2013 and what they mean for the Australian construction industry and infrastructure projects generally.
• a recent decision in Victoria confirming how long a party has to bring a building action in Victoria.
• two significant court decisions considering what ‘all reasonable endeavours’ really requires.

Please click here to access the updates.

For further information, please contact:

Hamish Macpherson, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

hamish.macpherson@hsf.com

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