Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Government announced that it will be making temporary changes to the Corporations Act 2001 an...

The Victorian State Government has recently introduced the Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 that proposes a number of changes to the

What you need to know when taking over another Builder's Contract.

A recent case in VCAT has shed some light as to how a deposit payment will be dealt with when a Building Permit is not obtained in time.

When is it unreasonable to refuse to allow the Builder on site to rectify defects?

What happens when a Builder makes a demand for payment before the required work is completed? A common dispute between Owners and Builders occurs when an Own...

On 28 February 2018, the decision in the matter of Owners Corporation No.1 of PS613436T v LU Simon Builders Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2019] VCAT 286 ...

The High Court of Australia has granted special leave to appeal from the decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal in Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [...