Damages under the Compensation to Relatives Act are not capped by section 12(2) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW): The following litigation has ramifications for the way that high value dependency claims will be quantified at least in New South Wales and Victoria. Taylor v Owners – Strata Plan No. 11564 & Ors in […]
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Insuring builders: claims by subsequent owners
The landmark Australian High Court decision in 1995 in Bryan v Maloney made builders of residential properties liable to subsequent owners. Since then there has been a number of decisions confining the scope of the decision. In a significant change the NSW Court of Appeal has recently extended its reach beyond dwellings to the owners […]
Taking the ‘literal’ or ‘intended’ meaning: High Court reserves judgment
Meridian Lawyers is advising in relation to the following litigation which will have ramifications for the way that dependency claims may be quantified at least in New South Wales and Victoria. Taylor v Owners – Strata Plan No. 11564 in the High Court of Australia No. S179 of 2013: In 2007, during a violent storm, […]
How healthy is your relationship with your business partners?
The relationship between most business partners does not last forever and it is rare to expect it to. Each year we deal with many disputes between business partners, whether they are co-owners of a business set up under a corporate structure or a traditional partnership. Just because partners decide to part ways, it does not […]