Case study – Impresa Construction v Oxford Building [2021] VCC 1146 In the recent decision of Impresa Construction v Oxford Building [2021] VCC 1146, the County Court of Victoria considered whether a stay of proceedings pursuant to s57 of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic) (‘the Act’) can be heard by VCAT and the […]
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Friend in Me is a registered Australian charity that promotes social inclusion and acceptance in children through sensory friendly events, workshops and online programs. As the Secretary and Legal Director of Friend and Me, I am very passionate and proud of this charity. This year has been incredibly difficult for Friend in Me (like it
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This month we successfully represented our client in an interesting matter about whether a ‘rooming house’ is domestic building works within the meaning of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (DBCA). For this case, we needed to carefully consider the zoning of where the property was built, the purpose of the permit, whether the works
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It’s funny how sometimes we take life for granted. You get up in the morning and you just follow your usual routine because that’s life. But every now and then, something will happen to actually make you stop for a moment and think. This month I have been surprised by a few people who have
Nothing is more satisfying than seeing Building Works coming together as a project nears practical completion. Sometimes though, Builders prematurely issue the final invoice and attempt to arrange handover with the Owner. By doing so, and most of the time without knowing, they have not followed the Contract and taken the necessary steps required after
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Last month we embarked on a new part of our journey through Autism. It was time to test Jayden’s sensory profiling. Jayden’s life, just like any child on the spectrum, is a constant round-a-bout of tests, questions and uncertainty. We are so grateful to D.O.T.S Occupational Therapy for Children for explaining this process to us
People often ask me, “Why construction law?” and sometimes this is difficult to answer – as it was not an area I chose, rather it was an area that chose me. When leaving university, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer. I thought that meant that I had to work in the big city law firms,
As a lot of you may already know, our son, Jayden has Autism. In our most recent newsletter, Spectrum Speaks Vol. 4, we looked at whether the reason we spread information about Autism is because we want our son included, or whether it is because we want him accepted or understood. In a recent discussion
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The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) includes national unfair contract terms laws covering standard form consumer and small business contracts, a national law guaranteeing consumer rights when buying goods and services, penalties, enforcement powers and consumer redress options. In 2020 the Federal Government passed amendments to the ACL, which will see changes to some key areas
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