Strata “Crisis” – 10-year Liability, Insurance Proposal
Increasingly, the system of private certification of buildings is being slated, by those with expertise and knowledge in the area, as one of the main factors accounting for the crisis in the residential building industry in NSW. Construction lawyer, Jessica Rippon, is forthright in identifying private certification as a contributing factor, in her article “Closing ...more
Australian Law Journal update: Vol 90 Pt 12
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Unconscionability and promissory estoppel” – Acting Justice Peter Young AO; and “Human rights and business lawyers: The 2011 watershed” – John Southalan. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Australian Capital Territory; Around the Nation: Queensland; Around the Nation: Victoria; Competition and Consumer Law; Recent Cases (Prince Alfred College Inc v ADC; Façade Treatment Engineering Pty Ltd (In liq) v Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd; R (Ingenious Media Holdings plc) v Commissioners for HMRC); and Book Reviews.