Update: NSW Government Shake-up of Construction Industry Laws
Following the recommendations coming out of the 2018 Shergold Weir Building Confidence Report and the 2019 Opal Tower and Mascot
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06, 2020
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06, 2020
The importance of written contracts for home building insurance highlighted in recent NCAT case
In the recent decision of Issa v K & K Quality Constructions Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCATAP 74, the NSW Civil
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06, 2020
Developers’ Liability for Building Defects under the Home Building Act
The Act: Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) The Regulation: Home Building Regulation 2014 (NSW) Who is a Developer? Section 3A
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05, 2020
Electronic Execution of Company Documents
Electronic execution of company documents is now available for businesses. On 5 May 2020, the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg made a
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04, 2020
Executing documents at a COVID-19 distance
Electronic Transactions Amendment (COVID-19 Witnessing of Documents) Regulation 2020 The NSW Government has finally rolled out a solution to witnessing
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04, 2020
COVID-19 Employment Issues: Standing Down Employees under the Fair Work Act
The first in our series of articles on employment issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this article looks at
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04, 2020
COVID-19 Employment Issues: JobKeeper Scheme
The second in our series of articles on employment issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this article looks at
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04, 2020
COVID-19 Employment Issues: JobKeeper changes to the Fair Work Act
The third in our series of articles on employment issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this article looks at
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04, 2020
COVID-19 Employment Issues: Redundancy
The fourth in our series of articles on employment issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this article looks at
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04, 2020
Contract Frustration and COVID-19
When is a contract frustrated? At common law, a contract will be frustrated when unforeseen events occurring after its formation,