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Wild Weather and Damage: The Owners Corporation’s Duty to Maintain and Repair the Common Property

by Chris | Jun 12, 2015 | ACT, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes

With the gale force winds and torrential rain that has been hitting our shores in recent times, this is a quick refresher for owners corporation’s and lot owners on what their respective duties are when common property is damaged. Owners Corporations An owners...

Drips, Drizzle or Deluge? Powers of an Owners Corporation to Enter Lot Property (incl. Emergency Powers)

by Chris | Jun 12, 2015 | ACT, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes

What many lot owners don’t realise when they buy into a strata scheme is that in some situations, including in an emergency, an Owners Corporation, can force entry. What does this mean? It means that even though you (or your tenant) may not be home or, if access to...

Case Note: Expert Evidence: Can an expert make a compromise?

by Chris | May 31, 2015 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes

The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) authorise the referral of certain matters in litigated proceedings to an independent referee. The referee’s determination of the referred matters can then be adopted or rejected by the court. The importance of expert...

Part 2: The Home Building Act: Recent Amendments Explained

by Chris | May 6, 2015 | Building Defects, NSW

Christopher Kerin has just had Part 2 of his article on the recent Home Building Act amendments published in the May edition of the NSW Law Society Journal. Click here to download a copy of the article.

The Home Building Act: Recent Amendments Explained

by Chris | Apr 7, 2015 | Building Defects, NSW, Uncategorized

Christopher Kerin recently had Part 1 of his articl published in the April edition of the Law Society Journal. The article covers the recent Home Building Act amendments. Click here to download a copy of the article.
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