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The Home Building Act: A summary of the recent amendments to statutory warranties and how they compare to past amendments

by Chris | Oct 10, 2016 | Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW

The most recent amendment to the Home Building Act came into force on 15 January and 1 March 2015. The table (link below) summaries the changes it made to statutory warranties and compares them to previous iterations of the Act. Read summary here.

Allison Benson writes about the NSW Strata Reforms in the Law Society Journal

by Allison | Oct 5, 2016 | Building Defects, By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes

To read Allison Benson’s article in the October 2016 edition of the Law Society Journal please click this link: benson-a_lsj-october-2016_final-copy

Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2016 – What You Need to Know

by Chris | Oct 4, 2016 | ACT, Building Defects, Recent News

On 20 August 2016, the Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (the Legislation) commenced operation. The Legislation is the culmination of several years of consideration by the ACT Government and amends the following laws: Building Act 2004; Building...

Case Note: Expert Evidence: Can an expert make a compromise?

by Chris | May 31, 2015 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes

The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) authorise the referral of certain matters in litigated proceedings to an independent referee. The referee’s determination of the referred matters can then be adopted or rejected by the court. The importance of expert...

Part 2: The Home Building Act: Recent Amendments Explained

by Chris | May 6, 2015 | Building Defects, NSW

Christopher Kerin has just had Part 2 of his article on the recent Home Building Act amendments published in the May edition of the NSW Law Society Journal. Click here to download a copy of the article.
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