28 January 2024
The ‘Mascot Towers’ Case
Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers recently achieved a successful outcome in the Supreme Court case of The Owners – Strata Plan No 80877 v Lannock Capital 2 Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC…
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26 January 2024
BUGT and QLD strata law updates – January 2024
The Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 (BUGTA) reform will come into effect on 29 January 2024. The changes will see a 20% increase to dispute application fees lodged…
18 December 2023
Legality of Requesting Evidence for Assistance Dogs and Common Property Restrictions in Wildlife-Preserving Body Corporate
This article, written by our Queensland Partner Michael Kleinschmidt, and Evelyn Hearn first appeared in the QLD LookUpStrata Newsletter. Question: To preserve wildlife, our body corporate has a Council covenant…
5 December 2023
Queensland Property Developer Fined $125,000 for Breach of Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997
On Tuesday 5th December 2023, in the Gympie Magistrates Court, the owner of the final stage of a local townhouse development, Corella Rd Dev Pty Ltd, was slapped with a…
7 September 2023
September 2023 – Strata Regulatory Watch
In this edition we cover: NSW: Final version of the Fire Safety Schedule NSW : Update on strata management legislation Press release : Welcome to Gerard Doyle, our new NSW…
5 September 2023
Case Note: OC PS707533K v Shangri-La
This article was written by Tim Graham, Ebony Rice & Ali Pantelis of our Melbourne office and published on our web site on 5th September 2023. —– On 24 August…
4 September 2023
The BCCM and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
This update was provided by the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, of the Queensland Parliamentary Service on 25th August 2023. We thank them for the opportunity of sharing this. ———–…
4 September 2023
No river view for me!
This article, written by our Queensland Partner Michael Kleinschmidt, first appeared in the August 2023 edition of the QLD LookUpStrata magazine. Question: Most unit’s in my block have fabulous river…
30 August 2023
How Long Do I Have to Pursue a Claim for Defective Building Works in Victoria?
This is an article by Tim Graham, Partner and Eve Whitmore, Solicitor of our Melbourne office. It was first published on our web site on 30th August 2023. ——- Q:…
18 August 2023
Amalgamation with GDP Law
18th August 2023 Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers (BAGL), a national law firm specialising in strata, property and commercial law, today announced a merger with GDP Law in Sydney. Gerard Doyle,…
23 June 2023
Who pays for flooring removal and replacement when repairing moisture in the slab?
This article, written by our Queensland Partner Michael Kleinschmidt, first appeared in the June 2023 edition of the QLD LookUpStrata magazine. Q: Our flooring has been pulled up to repair…
23 May 2023
May 2023 – Strata Regulatory Watch
In this edition we cover: NSW: Strata scheme reporting – due by 30 June 2023 NSW: Update information on Fire Safety Regulations Article: Who is responsible for waterproofing a balcony…
