Residential Building Works, Construction
Posted 13 June 2017
Non-conforming building products and the issues they raise for both builders and consumers have been at the forefront of media articles at various times over the years with serious claims and safety c…
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Strata, Building Defects, Construction
Posted 25 July 2016
Following a significant fire in a 23 storey apartment building in Melbourne’s Docklands area on 25 November 2014 (the Lacross Apartments Fire), the rapid spread of which was attributable to a compos…
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Strata, Building Defects, Certifiers, Planning Approvals
Posted 24 June 2016
We explore below three of the significant recent developments in case law concerning building certification practices.…
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Construction, Planning Approvals
Posted 12 April 2016
Please see below a document setting out the basic steps, requirements and timeline for Class 1 Residential Development Appeals in the New South Wales Land & Environmental Court.…
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Home Owners Warranty, Construction, Planning Approvals
Posted 17 March 2016
The Home Building Act 1989 operates in many unexpected ways, for instance a lot of its focus is on managing insurance risk of Builders as opposed to managing quality of construction.
A glaring exam…
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Certifiers
Posted 22 June 2015
This is a submission from Bannermans Lawyers addressing issues raised in the discussion paper, based on our experience acting for strata schemes, community associations, lot owners, managing agents an…
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Security of Payments
Posted 16 April 2015
SOPA applies to Architects, Engineers, Designers, Project Managers, Superintendents
There is often confusion amongst architects, engineers, designers and professionals who provide project managemen…
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Strata, Building Defects, Contracts, Home Owners Warranty, Construction, Public Liability
Posted 09 April 2015
Construction entails many risks to a builder by virtue of its occupation, control and/or ownership of the site. The risks include personal injury or death to persons and damage or destruction of prope…
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