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Hundreds of Sydney apartment owners are facing an uncertain future after the collapse of a company linked to the builder of the Opal Tower, with allegations that it collectively owes them $30 million to repair seven defective builds across the city.
The revelations come as another high-profile construction group, Ganellen, placed one of its companies into administration last week, midway through a court battle over defects and only days after it was fined over the worksite death of a young apprentice.
Otto at Rosebery has lodged a claim for $20 million in alleged defects to a company that is now being wound up.
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In our latest Corrs High Vis podcast, David Hastie,
Lachlan Tassell and Wayne Jocic discuss three recent cases
concerning rectification, delay and the assessment of damages and
unlicensed building work.
Corrs High Vis is a series of podcasts, offering insight and
analysis into the Australian construction industry. Presented by
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David Hastie, Senior Associate, Projects,
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Corrs Projects Update provides a concise review of, and commercially-focused commentary on, the latest major judicial and legislative developments affecting the Australian construction and infrastructure industry.
In this edition, we consider and offer key takeaways from a number of recent cases and developments, including:
Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Australian Branch trading as Liberty Specialty Markets [2020] FCA 1493
(Keywords: rectification; insurance)
Keywords: legislative reform in NSW; new statutory duty of care)
Chapel of Angels Pty Ltd v Hennessy Building Pty Ltd [2020] QCA 219
(Keywords: QBCC licence; unlicensed building work; reasonable remuneration; quantum meruit)
Leeda Projects Pty Ltd v Zeng [2020] VSCA 192