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Implementation of Home Building Amendments Delayed to Mid-January 2015

by Chris | Nov 24, 2014 | Building Defects, Legal Alert, NSW, Recent News

The Minister for Fair Trading this morning announced that the Home Building Amendment Act 2014 is now expected to commence in mid-January 2015. Up until today it was expected to commence on 1 December 2014. The Minister says consumers’ “protections and rights would...

Building Defects + New Law a Disaster for NSW Home Owners – Channel 7 News

by Chris | Nov 17, 2014 | Building Defects, Legal Alert, NSW, Recent News

Chris Kerin appears on Channel Seven News on 15 November 2014 in relation to reforms in residential building laws affecting thousands of lot owners in NSW.

The High Court Decides: When Does a Builder Owe a Subsequent Owner a Duty of Care?

by Chris | Nov 1, 2014 | Building Defects, NSW

Click here to read the article – The High Court Decides When Does a Builder Owe a Subsequent Owner a Duty of Care

Building Certifier Liability After Brookfield: Where to Now?

by Chris | Nov 1, 2014 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, NSW

Click here to read the article – Building Certifier Liability After Brookfield Where to Now

Article by Kerin Benson Lawyers in the NSW Law Society Journal on the Brookfield Decision

by Chris | Oct 30, 2014 | Building Defects, Legal Alert, NSW

This article, published in the November 2014 edition of the NSW Law Society Journal outlines the background, reasoning and implications of the decision in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 & Anor [2014] HCA 36 on apartment owners in...
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Recent News & Publications

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  • Case Note. Leonard & Anor v Michie & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 14
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  • NSW Strata Reforms Taking Effect Soon

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