Proportionate liability regime applies to NSW statutory duty of care
The Owners – Strata Plan No 84674 v Pafburn Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 116 Andrew Hales | Michelle Knight | Heidi Knights (more…)
NSW Building Regulation changes
Building Legislation Amendment (Building Classes) Regulation 2023 Carrie Metcalfe | Andrew Hales | Jeanette Barbaro (more…)
Statutory duty of care applies to all buildings – NSW Court of Appeal confirms
Andrew Hales | Maciej Getta | Luke Sundercombe Roberts v Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 5 (more…)
Don’t count your debts before they’re determined
Andrew Hales | Mark Glynn | Joel Dueck In the matter of Nicolas Criniti Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) [2022] NSWSC 1149 (more…)
Limitation of liability clause in HIA’s standard form contract: Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) ‘no contracting out’ rule in focus
Andrew Hales | Tom Ward | Luke Sundercombe Life Structures Pty Ltd v Burton [2022] NSWCATAP 272 (more…)
Adjudicator’s failure to request submissions a substantial denial of procedural fairness
Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | James Pelosi McNab Building Services Pty Ltd v Demex Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1441 (more…)
‘Sent’ does not automatically mean ‘received’ when serving via email
Demex Pty Ltd v John Holland Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 259 Andrew Orford | Petrina Macpherson | Keira Takacs (more…)
It is not always as it is deemed – service under the SOP Act
Piety Constructions Pty Ltd v Hville FCP Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1318 Andrew Hales | Karen Hanigan | Heidi Knights (more…)
To be or not to be – who is a ‘person’ owing a duty of care under the DBP Act?
Boulus Constructions Pty Ltd v Warrumbungle Shire Council (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1368 Andrew Hales | Laura-Rose Lynch | William Vu (more…)
Where rectification is not a reasonable remedy
O’Rourke v Beechwood Homes (NSW) Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCATCD 116 Andrew Hales | Anique Mawa | Nicole Sawick (more…)