Alannah Abbott

Alannah has been working at Bannermans since April 2018. Alannah commenced at Bannermans in a legal administrative role while completing her university degrees. She has progressed over the course of her time with the firm and is currently awaiting her admission as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of NSW.

 

Alannah works in both the Strata and Construction teams undertaking the following work:

 

 Strata

• By-law drafting, consolidation and registration
• Reviewing and advising on by-laws
• By-law enforcement
• Advising as to strata issues including unauthorised works, repair and maintenance responsibilities and refusal of by-laws under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015
• Assisting with the preparation of and advice as to amending building management agreements, strata management agreements and community management statements
• Assisting with the preparation for strata disputes in the NSW Civil and Administration Tribunal, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeal Panel and the Supreme Court of NSW

 

Building and Construction 

• Assisting with the preparation for building and construction disputes in the NSW Civil and Administration Tribunal
• Assisting with advising on settlement deeds
• Briefing and engaging with technical building experts such as consultant specialists, surveyors and engineers
• Assisting with advising clients on damage from adjoining developments

 

Cost Assessment

• Assisting with the preparation of documents and files for cost assessment
• Assisting with settlement negotiations in relation to costs arising from strata disputes

 

Qualifications/Memberships

• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (2020)
• Bachelor of Laws with Honours (Macquarie University) 2020
• Bachelor of Arts (Macquarie University) 2020
• Member of the NSW Young Lawyers Society

 

Articles

• What to do if you are installing timber floors
• What to expect when getting your by-law approved