Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2....

Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2....

Jun 3, 2020

NSW Parliament passed the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 on 3 June 2020.  The Bill awaits Royal Assent. The headline issues for those in the residential construction space are: The statutory duty is owed to owners (and subsequent owners) to take...

Parliament enters the ring to combat ill....

Mar 4, 2020

The introduction of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Act 2020 (Cth) sees a new arsenal of tools available to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and insolvency practitioners...

ERA Legal appoints 2 Construction partne....

Aug 21, 2019

ERA Legal has welcomed two highly experienced construction lawyers to its ranks. Construction specialist lawyers, Mark Yum and Nelson Arias-Alvarez have joined ERA Legal as Associate Directors. Mark and Nelson will head the ERA Legal Construction + Projects team. “We...

May the enforcement be with you: The Sta....

Oct 8, 2018

On the 27th of August 2018 the State Debt Recovery Act 2018 (NSW) (Act) commenced, giving various state agencies new powers to recover debts without having to commence court proceedings. The following debts, broadly defined as State Debts (State Debts), are...

A little or a Lot: costs orders in proce....

Jun 17, 2018

It is not uncommon for disputes between owners of lots within a strata plan to end up before a court for determination. Whether it is an Owners Corporation bringing an action for unpaid strata levies or an individual lot owner making a claim against the Owners...