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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Strata and Community Title Developments
Posted 01 April 2015
Despite legislative restrictions on developers retaining control of new apartment buildings, developers can continue to control buildings after completion.
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Strata and Community Title Developments
Posted 16 March 2015
Owners and developers of strata units considering renovations or subdivisions need to consider whether council approval is required. Failure to obtain a required approval can have serious consequences…
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Building Defects
Posted 12 March 2015
The State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) Amendment (Commercial and Industrial Development and Other Matters) 2013 (“Amending SEPP”) commenced on 22 February…
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Strata Insurance, Public Liability
Posted 10 March 2015
Unfortunately, people slipping (or tripping) and falling is a fairly common occurrence on common property of residential and commercial premises.
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Building Defects, Contracts, Construction
Posted 02 March 2015
In a Nutshell
As a result of changes to the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) (“the Act”) residential building work contracts entered into from 1 March 2015 must be compliant with new requirements i…
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Levy Recovery
Posted 11 February 2015
The NSW Court of Appeal’s decision in Chua v The Owners – Strata Plan No 40301 [2014] NSWCA 306 (27 August 2014) highlights the importance to a successful levy recovery of being able to prove that…
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