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Building certifier liability after Brookfield: Where to now?

by Chris | Jan 29, 2015 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Case Review, NSW, Recent News

Background 1. 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 curtails the rights of apartment owners to sue builders in negligence. 2. The case involved a...

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