Building Regulation

Act now or pay later: late notification of home warranty insurance claims

Drummond v Gordian Runoff Limited ACN 052 179 647 [2024] NSWCA 239 Claire Tait  |  Harkiran Kaur |  Daphne Zhou (more…)

Time’s up or ticking? Limitation of action under the Home Building Act

The Owners of Strata Plan 93357 v Bloc (ACT) Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 239 Andrew Hales  |  Emily Miers (more…)

No right to elect the statutory remedy for faulty building work

Glasson and McLean [2024] WASAT 96 Tom French |  Penny Bond |  Lara Solomon (more…)

Domestic building disputes: assessing damages based on demolition and reconstruction

Whitaker v F.P & H.S Keogh Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2024] VCAT 708 Chris Hey  |  Michael Lo  |  Stacey Clough  (more…)

Variations must comply with the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic)

Stewart v Sherridon Pty Ltd [2024] VCC 1023  Chris Hey  | Michael Lo  |  Stacey Clough (more…)

Does ‘practical completion’ in a contract mean ‘completion’ under the Home Building Act?

The Owners – Strata Plan No 64757 v Sydney Remedial Builders Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 85 Andrew Hales  |  Karen Hanigan  |  Jenny Lin (more…)

‘I’ve been told by a tradie’: When is a building permit necessary?      

Morris v Municipal Building Surveyor for the City of Whitehorse & Anor [2024] VSC 316 Chris Hey  |  Michael Lo |  Joseph Xuereb (more…)

Student accommodation in Victoria is exempt from the Domestic Building Contracts Act   

Centurion Australia Investments Pty Ltd v APM Group (Aust) Pty Ltd [2023] VSCA 324 Nikki Miller | Isobel Carmody | Morsaal Aimaq (more…)

Shout it from the balcony: the permissible scope of building orders for minor works   

City of Port Phillip v Shout Rock Cafes Pty Ltd [2023] VSCA 327 Peter Wood  |  Isobel Carmody  |  Xavier Vale (more…)

‘To ensure’, a bridge too far for DBP Act duty of care defect claims

Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd v KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 [2023] NSWSC 343 Andrew Hales |  Laura-Rose Lynch  |  Luke Sundercombe (more…)

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