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By 29 March 2019, building owners in Queensland will need to complete the online combustible cladding checklist. As a result of amendments to the Building Regulation 2006 (Qld) on 1 October 2018, building owners may now be required to register their buildings and complete the online combustible cladding checklist (https://www.saferbuildings.qld.gov.au/).... Read More

The project consultants have carried the lion's share of the liability. Whilst the builder, LU Simon, was found primarily responsible, it was able to pass through 97% of its liability to the project consultants in the following shares: The fire engineer: 39% The building surveyor: 33% The architect: 25% The French backpacker who inadvertently... Read More

CE Video Banner Video Part 4 without logo In part four of our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis, Rohan Bennett[https://www. landers. com. au/our-people/rohan-bennett/] — one of our construction disputes and insurance experts — talks about the issues that developers and builders of future projects involving external wall cladding should consider. Read More

CE Video Banner Video Part 3 In part three of our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis, Rohan Bennett[https://www. landers. com. au/our-people/rohan-bennett/] — one of our construction disputes and insurance experts — talks about the key federal and state regulatory developments that construction professionals should have on their radar. Read More

This is the second episode in our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis. In part two, Natasha Stojanovich — one of our construction disputes and insurance experts talks about the importance of carrying out internal audits of past construction projects; notification obligations; insurance renewal... Read More

Following the 2014 Lacrosse fire in Victoria's Docklands and the tragic fire in London's Grenfell Tower in 2017, sharp focus has been brought to bear on the use of flammable cladding on the external façade of Australian buildings. This has led to widespread removal and replacement of non-compliant cladding. Much... Read More

In this short video, Matt Dudakov and Noa Zur — our casualty experts — talk about personal injury claims in strata developments. Read More

This is the first episode in our Construction & Engineering video series. In this video, Charles Thornley and Natasha Stojanovich — our construction disputes experts — talk about the flammable cladding crisis and issues for insurers.... Read More