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Strata Renovations & Subdivisions – Exempt & Complying Development Laws may remove the need for Council Approval

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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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) (ā€œthe Actā€) 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 inĀ Chua v The Owners – Strata Plan No 40301Ā [2014] NSWCA 306 (27 August 2014) highlights the importance to a …

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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

–Ā The Owners – Strata Plan 21702 v KrimbogiannisĀ [2014] NSWCA 411 (ā€œthe Connaught caseā€) – 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 Ā  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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