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When Can You Sue a Building Company Director Personally
The company has no assets and the insurance is uncertain, so the natural reaction is to sue the director. The law is more nuanced than that.
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Building Surveyor Negligence and Liability in Victoria
There are surprisingly few reported negligence cases against building surveyors in Victoria, but the decisions that exist show clearly where surveyors can be exposed to liability.
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Professional Indemnity Insurance Is Not Designed to Protect Claimants
We often hear PI insurance exists to protect the public and consumers. That isn't what the product is designed to do. It is fundamentally a defence mechanism.
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A Neighbour Is Building and Why a Protection Works Notice Is Never Just a Form
More and more I am seeing protection works disputes become disputes about access to land, adverse possession, boundary issues, building defects and property damage.
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A New General Insurance Code of Practice but Will It Change Anything
The headline change is that many of the Code's obligations are proposed to become legally enforceable. On paper that is a significant shift.
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