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Gold Coast Apartment Owners Fear $2m Bill to Fix Dodgy Building Work

by Chris | Feb 2, 2015 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, NSW

Click here to read the article – Gold Coast Apartment Owners Fear $2m Bill to Fix Dodgy Building Work

Which Contract Should I Use?

by beyondsquare | Jan 1, 2015 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, NSW

Commonly owners corporations completing rectification or maintenance work will engage builders without giving proper consideration as to the contract which should be used for that work. Not all contracts are equal and strata managers should be aware that the contract...

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

by Chris | Dec 1, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects

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

Storm Clouds Gather for Owners Corporations [ACT version]

by Chris | Oct 14, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects, Legal Alert

On 8 October 2014, the High Court handed down its decision in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 & Anor [2014] HCA 36 which has serious implications for apartment owners in the ACT. The case involved a long-running dispute between the...

High Court Decision Bad News for Apartment Owners

by Chris | Oct 9, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, NSW

Click to read the article – High Court Decision Bad News for Apartment Owners

Cracking Phoenix Eggs

by Chris | Oct 7, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, Legal Alert, NSW, Uncategorized

It has been reported that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Tax Office and Fair Work Building and Construction have recently begun cooperating to crack down on builders liquidating their companies to avoid repaying creditors including...
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Recent News & Publications

  • Case Note: Craven & Gilks v The Owners – Units Plan No 2839 (Appeal) [2023] ACAT 4
  • Case Note: Cheetham & Ors v The Owners – Units Plan No 503 & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 90
  • Case Note. Leonard & Anor v Michie & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 14
  • SMH Article: Barking dogs, prams and air-con: What Sydney’s apartment dwellers fight about
  • NSW Strata Reforms Taking Effect Soon

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