by Chris | May 1, 2018 | ACT, BCA Compliance
There has been a huge amount of publicity around non-compliant building cladding but what does it all mean? Kerin Benson Lawyers has created a three part series explaining What the Building Cladding Crisis is about, the Governmental Response and Insurance. Below is...
by Chris | Mar 1, 2018 | ACT, Building Defects, News & Publications
In a key decision for ACT owners corporations, the High Court of Australia recently rejected a special leave application by the builder of Lagani Apartments to appeal the decision of the ACT Court of Appeal in Koundouris v The Owners – Units Plan No 1917 [2017] ACTCA...
by Chris | Mar 1, 2018 | ACT, Building Defects, News & Publications
On 28 February 2018, the ABC News (ACT) ran an in depth story on a well-known ACT developer and the problems various ACT apartment owners have had in getting building defects rectified. To watch the video, click here.
by Chris | Jan 19, 2018 | ACT, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Levies, News & Publications, Recent News, Rules, Strata Disputes
As many of you would know, on Friday 8 December 2017, the Kerin Benson Lawyers Guide to ACT Strata Law was launched by Caroline Le Couteur MLA and Gary Petherbridge. For those who have not yet had an opportunity to buy the book, you can do so by clicking...
by Chris | Jan 19, 2018 | ACT, News & Publications, Recent News
The number of apartment developments in the ACT is significantly increasing in all suburbs as part of a policy of the ACT Government to increase housing density near town centres and along transport corridors. Already signs of these developments can be seen as...