The building industry is a complex and highly regulated sector that involves numerous parties, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and owners. Construction contracts are essential to ensure that all parties understand their obligations and that the project is completed successfully. However, construction contracts can be complicated...
Laina discussed the impact on claims of the extended statutory duty of care in the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) and the recovery of damages in construction claims at the 2023 UNSW Edge Construction Law Edge. The article can be downloaded here
In Worth v HDI Global Specialty SE, the appellant had operated a childcare business from her home prior to it being burned down 5 years ago. The appellant was an insured under Home Based Business Property Insurance policy (the Policy) but the respondent insurer had...
This article has been published as Chan, Two vexed issues in arbitration — The joinder of third parties and the arbitrability of indemnity issues — (2021) 31 ILJ 85. It looks at the approach of Australian courts to the extended definition of ‘party’ contained in the...
Confidence in the New South Wales (NSW) residential apartment building market following the highly publicised structural failures in the Opal Tower and Mascot Tower is at an all-time low. However, even prior to these two highly publicised failures, there had been a “cladding crisis” in...
Building and Construction, Commercial Disputes and International Arbitration, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Professional Indemnity
