21 June 2021
Remedial Action Notices to Caretakers
In this article, Nicole Wilde our Special Counsel on the Gold Coast considers the implications of a recent QCAT decision for bodies corporates & the scrutiny their Remedial Action Notices…
News & Articles
News & Articles
20 June 2021
Tim Graham joins as Partner of our new Melbourne office
Published: 21 June 2021 Tim Graham, ex-HWL Ebsworth partner and current Board member of SCA Victoria joins as Partner of Bugden Allen Lawyers. The leading strata legal team in Victoria,…
3 June 2021
Will your body corporate be footing the legal bill for debt recovery against lot owners?
An article by Nicole Wilde, Special Counsel in our Queensland office. Why Body Corporate Debt Recovery Is Necessary It is “unsatisfactory and unfair to other lot owners”[1] when other lot…
1 April 2021
Strata Managers as Fiduciaries
A paper by Gary Bugden OAM. April 2021. Preliminaries 1. Coverage In this paper I will consider: what we mean by a “fiduciary”; how to determine if a fiduciary relationship…
3 November 2020
Further legislative relief for QLD bodies corporate
Article by Ashwin Devanathan, Solicitor (Brisbane) On the 2nd of October 2020, the Queensland Government passed the Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response – Community Titles Schemes and Other Matters) Regulation…
28 October 2020
STRA Code of Conduct to commence in December 2020
The final Code of Conduct governing short term rental accommodation in NSW has been released and will commence on 18 December 2020. A link to the Code of Conduct is…
10 September 2020
BAL opens office on the Sunshine Coast
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Sunshine Coast office at Maroochydore. Heading up our team on the Coast is experienced strata lawyer, Jane Macdonnell. Meet Jane… Jane…
3 August 2020
July 2020 – Strata Regulatory Watch
Our 3rd edition of the Strata Regulatory Watch newsletter was sent out in late July. This is where we summarise important case law, regulatory changes and policy updates that may…
8 April 2020
NSW short term rental accommodation changes starting Friday 10 April
Owners Corporations may pass a by-law to limit short term rental accommodation from 10 April 2020 New section 137A of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 will commence on Friday,...
19 March 2020
Our response to Covid-19
Here is a link to a notification that went out to all our clients and industry colleagues on 20th March 2020 on what Bugden Allen Lawyers is doing to protect…
19 March 2020
Obligations on residents to advise their schemes if they contract COVID-19
Question: If an owner or resident has contracted COVID-19, do they have any obligations to advise the committee? Our partner Jason Browne addresses this tricky yet important question. There is…
17 March 2020
Tips for working from home effectively
As more and more companies are either shutting down their offices, or asking their staff to work from home, it is important strata managers and support staff are working remotely…