Why the impact of cutting building red tape might depend on the tape
The need for more housing in Australia is clear but what does pausing the National Construction Code mean for building design?
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.
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.
The latest from the High Court: March 2017
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.
The High Court decides: when does a builder owe a subsequent owner a duty of care?
The High Court’s recent decision in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 & Anor [2014] HCA 36 has curtailed the rights of apartment owners…