by aslaumbe | May 12, 2023 | Building Disputes News, Ligitations News, News
Following some well publicised cases of major defects in fairly new high-rise residential apartment buildings in Sydney, the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) came into effect. It provided that any person who carries out “construction work”...
by aslaumbe | Aug 14, 2020 | Building Disputes News, Litigation News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute News
The Design and Building Practitioners Act commenced in NSW on 11 June 2020. It imposes a retrospective 10-year duty on certain professionals in the building and construction industries to exercise reasonable care. This duty aims to prevent economic loss caused by...
by aslaumbe | Jan 19, 2015 | Building Disputes News, Conveyancing News, Ligitations News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute Articles
The Home Building Act 1989 deals mainly with the the licensing and regulation of builders performing residential building work. However, it also gives the benefit of warranties and insurance in respect of such work. On 15 January 2015 certain retrospective amendments...
