Building Regulation

Same development, different buildings, different completion dates under the Home Building Act? 

The Owners – Strata Plan No 93543 v Zhang (No 3) [2025] NSWSC 571 Andrew Hales  |  Luke Sundercombe  |  Ersen Ahmet (more…)

Context Is Key: The BCA Guide’s Role in Interpreting Effective Height

The Owners - Strata Plan 82089 v Omaya Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 1511 Andrew Hales  |  Anique Mawa  |  Conor Bates (more…)

Balancing justice and efficiency – when should a separate question be determined? 

The Owners Corporation SP 90832 v Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1519 Andrew Hales  |  Michelle Knight  |  Jenny Lin (more…)

NSW District Court may be able to make a work order under the Home Building Act

The Owners – Strata Plan 94800 v Aushome Construction Pty Ltd & Anor [2025] NSWDC 143 Andrew Hales | Grace Black | Tiger Le (more…)

The 6 month lifeline: Owners’ entitlement to commence defect claims after expiry of the warranty period

The Owners - Strata Plan 87003 v Raysons Constructions Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 66 Andrew Hales |  Harkiran Kaur  |  Brooke Srour (more…)

Developers and builders beware: High Court rules on non-delegable duty of care for defects  

Pafburn Pty Limited v The Owners - Strata Plan No 84674 [2024] HCA 49 Claire Tait  |  Maciej Getta  |  Luke Sundercombe (more…)

They’re not suggestions – compliance with the Building Code and Australian Standards is key to a builder’s duty of care  

The Owners – Strata Plan 80867 v Da Silva [2024] NSWDC Claire Tait  |  Alice Mason  |  Cedric Barakat (more…)

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…)

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