Builders
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Mutual Recognition Registrations and the Relevance of “Good Character”
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Time and Delay in Building Contracting: The Important Distinctions between Liquidated Damages and General Law Damages for Delay
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, and former Lovegrove and Cotton lawyer Jordan Davies.
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Prosecutable Offences under the Building Act 1993 (VIC)
Written by Lovegrove & Cotton.
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NSW: A Retrospective Statutory Duty of Care for Design and Building Practitioners
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, and former Lovegrove and Cotton lawyer Jordan Davies.
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Builders and the Perils of Mutual Recognition Scheme Registrations
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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‘Domestic Builder Statutory Warranties – What are they and why are they important?’
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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What does contract ‘repudiation’ and ‘breach’ mean for builders?
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Registration of Companies as Building Practitioners in Victoria; a Paradigm Shift?
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Negligence Claims in Building Matters – Part 1
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Negligence Claims in Building Matters – Part 2
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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What is a Fit and Proper Building Practitioner or Building Company Director?
Written by Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Directions to Builders to Rectify Work: The Supreme Court Enforces a Time Limit on the Victorian Building Authority
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Keeping the Paper Trail and Keeping the Faith – Variations in Commercial Building Projects
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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What To Watch For? A Builder’s Guide to Using Contracts and Avoiding the Pitfalls
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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How long is a builder “in the firing line” in a building action?
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Damn It, Zammit! VCAT Pours Cold Water on Unreasonable Demolition Claims
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Building Contract Administration 101
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Risky Territory: Taking Over The Guard From An Earlier Builder
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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What Lies Beneath: Latent Conditions And Where The Risk Falls In Building Contracts
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Residential Builders And Contract Administration: The Courts’ New Hard Line Approach
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Breaching Copyright in Building Plans and Designs: Beware the Fallout
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Fair Suck of the Sauce Bottle: Can a Builder be Sued Twice for the Same Defects?
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Trigger Happy Terminations: Overly Stringent Default Notices In Building Contracts
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Building Warranties And The Perils Of ‘License Lending’: Does This Make A Registered Domestic Builder The Contracted Builder?
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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‘What to watch for? A Builder’s Guide to HIA Building Contracts
Written by Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton.
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Builder’s Survival Training – Contract Administration Dos and Don’ts
Written by Adjunct Professor Kim Lovegrove MSE, RML, Lovegrove & Cotton.