by Allison | Feb 11, 2024 | By-Laws, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised
Reforms to strata and community title legislation came into effect on 11 December 2023. Governance changes impose new restrictions on meeting notices, voting, expenditure and disclosure in schemes. Changes also affect the termination and renewal of strata schemes. Our...
by Allison | Oct 9, 2023 | Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Recent News, Uncategorised
On 26 May 2023, the NSW Court of Appeal handed down its decision in The Owners – Strata Plan No 92450 v JKN Para 1 Pty Limited [2023] NSWCA 114. The decision involved a claim made by the owners corporation of ‘Parramatta Rise’, a 28-storey mixed use tower in...
by Chris | Oct 9, 2022 | ACT, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
1. This dispute related to a ten-storey concrete building known as City Plaza that was subdivided by the registration of Units Plan No 1475 in April 1996. The ground floor contains eight commercial units numbered 1 to 8. The first floor contains seven commercial units...
by Chris | Aug 8, 2022 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
On 10 December 2019, the Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2019 amended the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 (COLA) among other things to allow for rectification orders to be made in relation to directors of licensed corporations. The...
by Chris | Aug 8, 2022 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
These cases involved a large residential apartment complex in Bruce called Elara Apartments which suffered from significant building defects. Elara Apartments was constructed by B & T Constructions (ACT) Pty Ltd (the Builder). Initially the owners corporation...
by Chris | Aug 8, 2022 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
Benjamin John Davies and Prue Davies (the applicants) signed an ACT Home Building Contract on 2 March 2014 with Capital Homes Pty Ltd (the respondent) to build a home at Coombs, ACT. On 7 March 2015, the applicants notified the respondent of defects in an area...
