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SMH Article: Barking dogs, prams and air-con: What Sydney’s apartment dwellers fight about

by Allison | Dec 8, 2025 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes

Our Allison Benson was recently interviewed by David Barwell for an article that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 1st December 2025, discussing the rising number of disputes among residents in strata properties in New South Wales, Australia, highlighting...

New Dispute Resolution Scheme under the Building Act 2004

by Chris | Jun 28, 2022 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, News & Publications, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes

In response to a substantial increase in the number of formal complaints about building matters since 2010, the new Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2020 introduced a new dispute resolution scheme in the ACT for residential building disputes by...

NSW Strata Reforms Explained

by Allison | Feb 1, 2016 | Building Defects, By-Laws, Fact Sheets, Levies, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes

Allison Benson writing for the Law Society Journal outlines some key reforms to be brought in by the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) and the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (NSW). To view the article click below: Benson, A_LSJ February 2016 (Final copy)...

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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