Strata, Building Defects, Contracts, Home Owners Warranty, Construction, Public Liability
Posted 08 April 2015
Construction entails many risks to a builder by virtue of its occupation, control and/or ownership of the site. The risks include personal injury or d…
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Development Contracting, Easements
Posted 08 April 2015
Property owners proposing to carry out works may need access to an adjoining property. This can be temporary or permanent and can be for a variety of …
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Strata and Community Title Developments
Posted 01 April 2015
Despite legislative restrictions on developers retaining control of new apartment buildings, developers can continue to control buildings after comple…
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Subcontractors
Posted 20 March 2015
In a Nutshell Builders need to manage both the “front-end” and “back-end” of works performed by subcontractors so that builders can take appro…
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Strata and Community Title Developments
Posted 16 March 2015
Owners and developers of strata units considering renovations or subdivisions need to consider whether council approval is required. Failure to obtain…
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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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