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…)
Court of Appeal rules on referrals to the Supreme Court out of VCAT
Krongold v Thurin [2023] VSCA 191 Peter Wood | Jeanette Barbaro | Isobel Carmody | Joseph Xuereb (more…)
One contract, one cause of action for defective building work
Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 90018 [2023] NSWCA 66 Andrew Hales | Michelle Knight | Brigida Johns (more…)
Concurrent Project Intervene process no reason to stay court case
Strata Plan 99576 v Central Construct Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 212 Andrew Hales | Max Ababio | Hannah Hurst (more…)