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
Under the Design and Building Practitioners Act, which commenced in NSW on 11 June 2020, a retrospective 10 year duty is now imposed on certain persons in the building and construction industries to exercise reasonable care to avoid economic loss caused by defects in...
by aslaumbe | Jan 19, 2015 | Building Disputes News, Conveyancing News, Ligitations News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute Articles
Changes to Home Building Act 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...
