by Chris | Aug 20, 2019 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised
A detailed report that highlights the issues of lot owners, strata lawyers, academics, building consultants, engineers and certifiers featuring our own Christopher Kerin. Watch it on iview here: https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/cracking-up/11428900
by Chris | Jul 30, 2019 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
In February 2019 the NSW Government released their response to the Shergold Weir Building Confidence Report. This was followed by the NSW Government’s Building Stronger Foundations Discussion Paper in June 2019. The public was invited to provide the NSW Government...
by Allison | Jul 29, 2019 | Case Review, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
On 16 April 2019, the Supreme Court of New South Wales handed down its decision in the matter of Glenquarry Park Investments Pty Ltd v Hegyesi [2019] NSWSC 425. The case largely concerned whether proposed works to common property amounted to repairs, replacement or...
by Allison | Jul 29, 2019 | Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
In Raynor v Murray [2019] NSWDC 189 the New South Wales District Court has held that remarks sent in an email to the chairperson of an owners corporation that copied in all owners and occupiers within the scheme were defamatory. The case came about after the owners...
by Allison | Jul 29, 2019 | Case Review, Legal Alert, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
What do you do if you want to do work (or have done work) but you can’t get approval of your owners corporation? Section 126 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 enables a lot owner (or lessee in a leasehold scheme) to apply to the NSW Civil & Administrative...
by Chris | Apr 11, 2019 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
On 28 February 2019 His Honour Judge Woodward delivered his judgement which is the first major decision in Australia regarding the liability of building industry entities involved in the design and construction of a building with combustible cladding. The subject of...
