Pakistan ordered to pay for building in Canberra

The government of Pakistan has been ordered to pay more than $1.6 million to Denham Constructions, the company that built its high commission complex in Canberra, reported The Canberra Times on Wednesday.

The company, however, is not yet allowed to enforce the order, after the court heard it was put into administration earlier this week.



The case came before the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court after Denham alleged that Pakistan owed it $1 million for building its new high commission complex. Denham said it was owed for cost overruns and building delays.

Denham’s barrister, Philip Walker, SC, said it came to his attention minutes before the hearing that an administrator had been appointed. But the court heard if a company went into administration; it did not mean the case had to be paused when the company was the petitioner.



The parties will return to court later to argue over costs.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 18^th, 2016.