Construction and Infrastructure

Get to know Wes Rose, Wotton Kearney’s Head of Construction

Wes Rose is a partner in the Property, Energy & Infrastructure team and was recently appointed to lead Wotton Kearney’s construction practice. His expertise spans the construction and infrastructure, property, energy, transport, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors. Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at Wotton Kearney. I joined Wotton Kearney almost exactly 4 […]

By : joanna li Dec 9, 2024 Comments Off

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Proposed changes to Victoria’s building regulatory system are likely to increase consumer protections – but what will it mean for builders, relevant building surveyors and design professionals?

By: Sarah Metcalfe, Andrew Brennan and Nick Lux At a glance The release of the Victorian Building Authority’s (VBA) independently commissioned report ‘Victorian Building Authority – The Case for Transformation’1 in October 2024 (VBA Report) provided the background to important reforms to the Victorian building regulatory regime recently announced by the Victorian Minister for Planning2 […]

By : Anja Vogel Dec 5, 2024 Comments Off

W+K News

Wotton Kearney expands its property, construction, and employment practices in Christchurch with new appointments

Wotton Kearney is pleased to announce the appointments of Sam Hider, senior associate, and Ramses Hunt, associate, both based in our Christchurch | Ōtautahi office. This exciting development will help to strengthen our property, construction, and employment practices and to better service the growing needs of our clients in the South Island. Sam Hider, Senior […]

By : Joshua Weiler Dec 4, 2024 Comments Off

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Limitation period for statutory building warranty claims

By: Bill Conor and Julian Amato At a glance The court reaffirmed that claims for building defects made pursuant to the statutory warranties under section 32 of the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 (SA) must be filed within a strict 5-year period from practical completion, emphasising the Act’s balance between builder and homeowner interests. The 10-year […]

By : Joshua Weiler Nov 5, 2024 Comments Off

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Victorian government announces replacement of the Victorian Building Authority

By: Andrew Brennan, Sarah Metcalfe, Nick Lux and Jordan Bova At a glance The Victorian government will abolish and replace the Victorian Building Authority following an independent review that found significant management and cultural failures. A new regulator, the Building & Plumbing Commission, will be created by merging the Victorian Building Authority with other agencies, […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 24, 2024 Comments Off

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A closer look at Cladding Safety Victoria’s ‘Compliance in building design’ report

By: Sarah Metcalfe, Andrew Brennan and Nick Lux At a glance Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) has released a report investigating who is responsible for the use of non-compliant combustible cladding in Victoria. CSV reviewed original plans and permits for 1,000 privately owned apartment buildings and concluded that responsibility for the ‘widespread misapplication of Victoria’s regulatory […]

By : joanna li Aug 13, 2024 Comments Off

Case Alerts

Requirements for late knowledge in claims of limitation: lessons from the Court of Appeal

By: Richard Flinn and Laura Glasson Rea v Auckland Council [2024] NZCA 313 In the recent decision of Rea v Auckland Council [2024] NZCA 313, the Court of Appeal provides a useful analysis of the elements required to assess when time starts to run for the purpose of assessing limitation, and in particular, for the […]

By : Tracey Govind Jul 30, 2024 Comments Off

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Resource hub: Developments and updates in the building and construction industry

Australia is seeing sweeping state-based legislative reform intended to regain public confidence in the building and construction industry. For example, in NSW, the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 will have a significant effect on establishing the liability of design and building practitioners within the construction industry and how they are insured. In contrast, the […]

By : Anja Vogel Apr 29, 2023 Comments Off

Case Alerts

Court of Appeal decides on construction contribution claims

Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd v Wellington City Council The Court of Appeal, in Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd v Wellington City Council, has upheld the High Court’s decision and ruled that contribution claims are not subject to the 10-year longstop in the Building Act. As a result, construction professionals, not joined as […]

By : Anja Vogel Mar 6, 2023 Comments Off

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The rising costs of construction

Although there is a glimmer of hope that construction costs might be easing, construction price hikes in 2022 across Australia were the highest ever recorded. The construction industry across Australia has been under significant pressure since the pandemic began, with contract work insurers seeing requests for insured sums increase by as much as 45%. The challenges […]

By : Anja Vogel Feb 2, 2023 Comments Off

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