Australia: Important changes for builders – commencing 1 October 2020 – Bennett & Philp Lawyers
Builders should note some of the more important changes that might affect your practices very soon.
Builders should note some of the more important changes that might affect your practices very soon.
An article about the appeal case on Biowood; media releases, reports, cases and laws relating to residential property.
The reforms aim to improve construction quality and provide better protections for consumers within the building sector.
This article points out some of the more important changes that might affect your practices very quickly.
The COVID-19 leasing laws create enforcement issues, so further decisions will be both useful and necessary in NSW.
If you are a developer of a ‘residential apartment building’ in NSW, you need to be aware of these new reforms.
Principals, head contractors and subcontractors in building and construction work should comply with this new regime.
The legislation was used when this tenant applied for relief against forfeiture after the landlord terminated the lease.
In NSW, if rights to payment have accrued prior to take out action, the contractor may still be entitled to payment.
Landlords with payment for rental arrears should be aware of the potential exposure to unfair preferences in insolvency.
Contractors will no longer be able to enter into contracts to undertake to carry out building work, without a licence.
There are many vacant commercial properties across Sydney due to COVID-19 and an increase in people working from home.
The risk of cyber-attacks means there is a need to reconsider what is critical infrastructure, and a need to protect it.
Developers should not assume that an existing residential flat building provides an automatic entitlement to redevelop.
Recent case shows how courts may determine applications for relief against forfeiture of a retail lease in light of the COVID.
The newsletter links to recent media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to residential properties in NSW.
This extract from GAR’s Construction Arbitration Know-how, discusses common construction arbitration issues in Australia.
Links to media releases and cases in relation to the construction & infrastructure industry.
Links to media releases, in practice & courts, cases & legislation relating to property & real estate.
Where a construction contract is terminated, the Court will likely enforce the specific terms & not allow a quantum meruit claim.