Terraced houses are multiple mirror-image houses that share internal walls with each other. They are also known as town houses or row houses. They provide Torrens Title in higher density housing areas. They were very popular across working class and industrial areas of Sydney in the late 1800’s. Today they can still be seen in […]
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What is a Caveat? Caveats serve as a very powerful and useful tool to use as a means of protecting a person or entity’s interest in land. However they must be used correctly and only when a Caveatable Interest exists. It acts as a formal and written warning that there is an existing interest in […]
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Case Note Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 151 In the June 2017 decision of Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 15, the Court of Appeal dealt with a challenge to a determination by an Adjudicator who had rejected a claim for liquidated […]
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Case note: Mt Lewis Estate Pty Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1121 In the recent decision of Mt Lewis Estate Pty Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1121 delivered on 24 August 2017; the Supreme Court held that a payment claim was invalid because the accompanying supporting statement did not […]
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Case note: Arconic Australia Rolled Products Pty Limited v McMahon Services Australia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1114 Date of decision: 17 August 2017 There have been a number of cases which have made it clear that the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) was not intended to provide another chance for […]
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