building and construction law Archives

The death of proportionate liability in NSW: is the obituary written in Pafburn?

Has legislative intervention gone too far? This NSWCA decision on a new design and building duty of care has big ramifications for the industry.

Crane next to apartment building under construction

When building work is not iron clad

Recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies who bears the evidentiary onus of establishing loss in combustible cladding disputes.

The extended statutory duty of care for construction work in NSW

The NSWCA has recently confirmed the retrospective and extended statutory duty of care applies to all classes of building and not just residential buildings.

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The death of proportionate liability in NSW: is the obituary written in Pafburn?

When building work is not iron clad

The extended statutory duty of care for construction work in NSW

The latest from the High Court: March 2017

The High Court decides: when does a builder owe a subsequent owner a duty of care?