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Remedial Works in Residential Strata Buildings – Impact of Legislative changes

Building Defects

Posted 12 March 2015

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Contributory Negligence in “Slip and Fall” cases – No control over the Plaintiff’s own action or inaction?

Strata Insurance, Public Liability

Posted 09 March 2015

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Alert – Home Building Act Changes to Residential Building Contracts – Effective from 1 March 2015

Building Defects, Contracts, Construction

Posted 01 March 2015

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Levy Notices for Levy Recovery Actions

Levy Recovery

Posted 11 February 2015

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Home Warranty Insurance – Why is it such a mess?

Home Owners Warranty

Posted 11 February 2015

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Tenacious Owners Corporation Smashes through Resistance to Access Order: Court of Appeal clarifies obligation and rights to reinstate Common Property

Strata

Posted 23 January 2015

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Do you let the builders come back to fix their own defects? It’s all about acting reasonably

Building Defects

Posted 15 January 2015

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TPG Pushes on with Broadband Ambitions

Strata

Posted 07 January 2015

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Defamation and Strata Title – What to do when things get heated

Strata

Posted 21 December 2014

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Owners Corporation Update on Commencement Proclamation of the Home Building Amendment Act 2014

Building Defects

Posted 14 December 2014

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Rock Anchor and Scaffolding Licences

Development Contracting, Planning Approvals

Posted 03 December 2014

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Should new owners corporations obtain Building Defects Report?

Building Defects

Posted 01 December 2014

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Remedial Works in Residential Strata Buildings – Impact of Legislative changes

Building Defects

Posted 12 March 2015

The State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) Amendment (Commercial and Industrial Development and Other Matters) 2…

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Contributory Negligence in “Slip and Fall” cases – No control over the Plaintiff’s own action or inaction?

Strata Insurance, Public Liability

Posted 09 March 2015

Unfortunately, people slipping (or tripping) and falling is a fairly common occurrence on common property of residential and commercial premises. If a…

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Alert – Home Building Act Changes to Residential Building Contracts – Effective from 1 March 2015

Building Defects, Contracts, Construction

Posted 01 March 2015

In a Nutshell As a result of changes to the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) (“the Act”) residential building work contracts entered into from 1 March…

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Levy Notices for Levy Recovery Actions

Levy Recovery

Posted 11 February 2015

The NSW Court of Appeal’s decision in Chua v The Owners – Strata Plan No 40301 [2014] NSWCA 306 (27 August 2014) highlights the importance to a …

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Home Warranty Insurance – Why is it such a mess?

Home Owners Warranty

Posted 11 February 2015

Home warranty insurance remains one of the most complex liability products on the market to deal with due to the constant interplay with legislative r…

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Tenacious Owners Corporation Smashes through Resistance to Access Order: Court of Appeal clarifies obligation and rights to reinstate Common Property

Strata

Posted 23 January 2015

– The Owners – Strata Plan 21702 v Krimbogiannis [2014] NSWCA 411 (“the Connaught case”) – In a Nutshell The NSW Court of Appeal h…

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Do you let the builders come back to fix their own defects? It’s all about acting reasonably

Building Defects

Posted 15 January 2015

Owners Corporations’ Duty to Act Reasonably in Relation to Loss and Damage Arising from Building Defects   In two recent decisions concerning claim…

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TPG Pushes on with Broadband Ambitions

Strata

Posted 07 January 2015

The battle for broadband is far from over. TPG Telecom is promising to bring back its national broadband network rival despite new red tape crimping t…

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Defamation and Strata Title – What to do when things get heated

Strata

Posted 21 December 2014

Things can get very heated in a strata context. Disputes can be very personal and can span long periods of time, allowing issues and frustrations to b…

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Owners Corporation Update on Commencement Proclamation of the Home Building Amendment Act 2014

Building Defects

Posted 14 December 2014

In a Nutshell On 10 December 2014, it was proclaimed that the Home Building Amendment Act 2014 (“the Amendment Act”) would commence in two stages,…

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Rock Anchor and Scaffolding Licences

Development Contracting, Planning Approvals

Posted 03 December 2014

Further to Bannermans article on Crane Airspace Licences, owners can be approached by a developer carrying out development on an adjoining site, reque…

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Should new owners corporations obtain Building Defects Report?

Building Defects

Posted 01 December 2014

Short answer is yes, Why? For the reasons set out below in the UNSW research, which are supported by our experiences below. Pre-purchase inspection re…

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