Ben is a third-year Law/Arts student at Monash University with a passion for the law. He is currently building his legal knowledge and experience, with the goal of practising as a lawyer. Ben is particularly enjoying exploring different areas of law along the way. Outside of work, Ben enjoys watching AFL and basketball, and spending time with family and friends.
Qualifications
- Third year Law/Arts student at Monash University
Recent articles
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Why Plumbing in Victoria Has No Insurance Safety Net
The amount of plumbing related building defects I see in Victoria is astonishingly high. Often they exceed all other defects. Yet the insurance that should respond has become a farce.
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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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The Case for a National Civil and Administrative Tribunal for Australia
Burns v Corbett and later decisions mean tribunals are not Chapter III courts and cannot exercise federal jurisdiction. It is time to consider a national tribunal.
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Victoria Does Not Have a Building Crisis It Has a Legal Enforcement Crisis
You have a defective dwelling or property damage, and the builder gets prosecuted and fined. How does that help you?
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Victoria Has Watered Down Its Building Reforms Before They Even Started
For the last year we heard Victorians would have a Building and Plumbing Commission that would finally hold builders and developers to account. We were expecting a bulldog.
