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Combustible Cladding Claims and Piercing the Corporate Veil

The County Court of Victoria handed down its decision of Owners Corporation 1 Plan No PS 707553K and Ors v Shangri-La Construction Pty Ltd (ACN 130 534 244) and Anor [2023] VCC 1473 on 24 August 2023. This case is the first decision relating to a claim of the State of Victoria against a builder for costs to remove combustible cladding. The 2020 amendments to the Building Act 1993 (Vic) (‘the Act’) allow the State of Victoria to make such claims.

Katie Gold16 October 2023piercing the corporate veil, urban lawyers, cladding, combustible cladding, Mr Neqebullah

Lacrosse Fire Appeal Decision - Implications For Consultants

On 24 November 2014, a resident, who lived in the 21 storey Lacrosse Apartments in Docklands, left his cigarette burning in a plastic food container on the balcony. Fire quickly travelled up the external walls of the apartment building and everyone within the apartment building was evacuated. The fire resulted more than $12million dollars of damage.

Katie Gold20 May 2021lacrosse fire appeal, vcat, docklands, fire, damage, combustible cladding, court of appeal, consultants, defence, urban lawyers, chris moshidis, cladding, insurance, architect

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