by AllisonBenson | Jul 12, 2026 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
Sustainability has become a key issue for strata and community title schemes, reflecting changing social expectations and the environmental and economic drivers underpinning recent legislative reform and litigation. Legislative change has been incremental. This...
by AllisonBenson | Jun 30, 2026 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
In New South Wales, under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), inconvenience caused during construction work may not, on its own, constitute a reasonable reason to refuse a lot owners proposed works by-law. The determination of whether a refusal is reasonable...
by AllisonBenson | Jun 29, 2026 | Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
The extension of time from a two year limit to claim damages under section 106(6) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (SSMA) to six years on 30 June 2025 does not have retrospective effect if the previous two year time limit had expired as at 1 July 2026. This...
by AllisonBenson | Jun 3, 2026 | Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
In McGregor v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 74896 [2021] NSWCATCD 1, Mr Scott McGregor and his partner, Bernadette Eichner (Applicants) sought an order under s 157 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (SSMA) to be allowed to keep their 12 year old miniature fox...
by AllisonBenson | Jun 3, 2026 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
The extension of time from a two year limit to claim damages under section 106(6) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (SSMA) to six years on 30 June 2025 do not have retrospective effect if the time limit had expired as at 1 July 2026. This was the District...
by AllisonBenson | Dec 12, 2025 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
Our Allison Benson was recently interviewed by David Barwell for an article that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 1st December 2025, discussing the rising number of disputes among residents in strata properties in New South Wales, Australia, highlighting...
