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Sept 08
The risk is all in the label...
Suzanne Harmer, Special Counsel & Anja Schneider, Articled Clerk
"In this age of unprecedented globalisation, the Australian market is teeming with products claiming to have originated from all corners of the world, including Australia."
This article was first published on page 505 of Keeping good companies, the journal of Chartered Secretaries Australia, Sept 2008.
Aug/Sept 08
Variations: To be or not to be?
Andrew Whitelaw, Partner
"Whether a builder can claim the costs of a variation and whether the owner is required to pay is an issue often contested before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. A builder who changes the contract works and expects to get paid must comply with the contract and the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995."
This article was first published on page 60 of Victorian Master Builders Journal, Aug/Sept 2008.
June/July 08
Liquidated Damages - The Builder's Bane
Bryan Thomas, Senior Consultant
"A liquidated damages (LD) clause sets out an amount, on a daily or a weekly basis, the builder must pay the owner for late completion."
This article was first published on page 32 of Victorian Master Builders Journal, June/July 2008.
June 08
Garden leave in trouble as a business protection strategy
Jeff Krins, Special Counsel
"In our fast paced economy, stopping your departing employees from joining the competition, while their contacts and knowledge of your business are still fresh in their minds, is critical."
This article was first published on page 265 of Keeping good companies, the journal of Chartered Secretaries Australia, June 2008.
April/May 08
Building Practitioners - Personal Liability
Andrew Whitelaw, Partner
"The recent decision of George Korfiatis v Termaine Developments Pty Ltd, Andreas Ktori and others (Domestic Building [2008] VCAT 403) has shed further light on the personal liability of a registered builder when a building company enters into a contract with an owner."
This article was first published on page 36 of Victorian Master Builders Journal, April/May 2008.
Feb/Mar 08
Under the radar - the Owners Corporation Act 2006
Andrew Whitelaw, Partner
"On 1 January 2008, new legislation came into existence which affects 65,000 “bodies corporate” and one in four people in Victoria."
This article was first published on page 42 of Victorian Master Builders Journal, February/March 2008.
18 Jan 08
Star City Pty Ltd & Part IVA - Revisiting "muffled echoes" from the past!
Arthur Athanasiou, Partner & Accredited Tax Law Specialist and Sarah Don, Articled Clerk
"Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 was introduced to replace section 260 of the Act. The purpose of the change was ostensibly to better combat tax-avoidance in Australia."
This article was first published in the Weekly Tax Bulletin, © Lawbook Co, part of Thomson Legal & Regulatory Limited, www.thomson.com.au
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Nov/Dec 07
You've got the wrong guy! How far does a builder's liability extend?
Justin Cotton, Associate
"To what extent will a builder be ‘in the gun’ for following a defective design, or for design errors?"
This article was first published on page 30 of Victorian Master Builders Journal, November/December 2007.
Nov 07
Preparing for VCAT
Anton Block, Partner
"This article is based upon a presentation given ... at the 2007 Ballarat VCPA Conference."
This article was first published on page 18 of VicParkNews, Volume 19, Issue11/07
