Building defects – liability of the builder to a subsequent owner
On 25 September, 2013 the NSW Court of Appeal handed down judgment in The Owners – Strata Plan No 61288 v Brookfield Australia Investments Ltd. Brookfield (then called Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd) constructed serviced apartments under a construction contract with a Developer. Following completion of the building a strata plan was registered. Latent defects in the serviced apartments were later discovered […]