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The latest issue of the Building and Construction Law Journal<\/em> (Volume 35 Part 2) contains the following material:<\/p>\n EDITORIAL<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Michael Christie SC<\/em><\/p>\n BOOK REVIEW<\/a><\/p>\n CASE NOTE<\/a><\/p>\n Cladding <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Who Will Pay?<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Mark Waller, Chris Erfurt and Tara Mulroy<\/p>\n The Lacrosse Tower fire in Melbourne, the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London, and the Alucobond cladding class action highlight the safety risk posed by non-compliant building materials and call into question the adequacy of historical regulation of those materials in the building and construction industry. Around Australia, legislation has been enacted to develop a regulatory response to the issue. These new regulations raise questions of the rectification works required to ensure buildings are safe, and issues regarding the extent to which property owners and building professionals in the supply chain are responsible for compliance, remediation and rectification costs, and whether those costs can be claimed from insurers or third parties. This article looks at the current legal liability landscape, the key risks for property owners and potential defendants to cladding-related claims arising from regulatory non-compliance and common law breaches of duties of care, and the insurance coverage considerations for property owners, building professionals, and the building and construction industry at large.<\/p>\n\n
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