by Chris | May 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
This case followed the decision in the previous Brudenall case, The Owners – Units Plan No 202 v Brudenall & Ors (Unit Titles) [2015] ACAT 64. It arose as a cross-application for a merits review was filed in the above proceedings but ultimately was heard as...
by Allison | Jan 22, 2021 | Case Review, Fact Sheets, Factsheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Rules, Strata Disputes
Picture this: Building works in a development project led to movements of the foundation below an adjoining strata scheme causing extensive damage to an apartment building on that land. The building works involved extensive excavations, a retaining and a shoring wall...
by Allison | Jan 14, 2021 | Building Defects, Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
Scott Schedules are often used in building defect matters. They are an important tool that help both the parties and the decision maker focus on the defects being claimed and the quantum of each defect. What is a Scott Schedule? A Scott Schedule is a document that...
by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
This question was answered in The Owners – Strata Plan No 76317 v Ho [2020] NSWCATAP 205 which concerned an appeal from a decision made in the Tribunal where orders were made appointing a compulsory strata manager pursuant to s 237(1) of the Strata Schemes...
by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
One of the issues that came before the Tribunal in the recent decision of Maygood Australia Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 85338 [2020] NSWCATAP 237 was whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to determine an application which had been accepted by the Tribunal’s...
