Legal

The recent decision in Application by Ms A [2018] FWC 4147 by the Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission establishes that even a contracted…

Governments create laws.  Courts and tribunals interpret those laws when they make decisions on disputes.  We all then rely on those interpretations as gospel in…

In the Norwinn Commercial CTS 38094 the developer had been paying all the costs of maintaining an elevator located on common property. The elevator serviced…

On 26 September 2018 Adjudicator Roseman declared the letting authorisation for Allure Apartments in Townsville void.  The management rights operator, Allure Townsville Accommodation Pty Ltd…

Some time ago I published an article on what I thought was reasonable for a Body Corporate to request from a buyer of management rights,…

Airbnb is never far from the headlines, and many industry segments are clamouring for regulation. In June 2018 the NSW government announced severe restrictions on…

If you don’t know whether the cladding on your building is combustible (or to use the less scary word – non-conforming), you are soon going…

I frequently speak with managers who are frustrated by the standard of service offered up by so-called specialists in Management Rights, who in reality, have…

We first wrote about bullying in strata more than two years ago. We have been waiting for a while, but we finally have a decision from the Fair…

Every day, we read of the power that is wielded by elected persons around the world, either as a result of our democratic process or…