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Ryan's Publications

• What are my Rights and Obligations in Respect of Defects or Repairs in my Lot? Legal battles may be complex, time-consuming, and costly. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, it is important to be aware of your rights and obligations arising from living in strata. Particularly, it is important to be aware of your rights and obligations in respect of potential defects or repairs that may affect your lot. An overview of some key considerations is provided below. Published by Daniel Russell, Cameron Wilson and Ryan Machado
• Why Owners Corporations Should Recover Levies During the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it much financial and economic turmoil. Despite the efforts of the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (Cth) and the JobKeeper scheme, there is a lot of uncertainty in this economic climate. Such uncertainty does not alleviate an owners corporation’s rights and obligations with respect to strata schemes and it is important the owners corporation continue to recover outstanding levies. This article considers why that is the case. Published by Andrew George, Gino Joseph and Ryan Machado
• Recovery of Legal Costs in Claims for Statutory Benefits: AAI Ltd trading as GIO v Moon [2020] NSWSC 714 The Supreme Court recently confirmed a Claims Assessor in the Dispute Resolution Service can permit payment of legal costs incurred by claimants outside the regulated amount under the Motor Accident Injuries Regulation 2017 where there are exceptional circumstances in connection with a claim for statutory benefits. Published by Daniel Russell, Michael Shasha and Ryan Machado
• Temporary Relief for Financially Distressed Directors: Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (Cth) The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020 received Royal Assent on the 24th of March, manifesting as the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (Cth) (“Omnibus Act”). The Act prescribes, amongst other legislative amendments, temporary changes of 6 months duration to insolvency and corporations laws to assist with financial distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Published by Daniel Russell, Andrew George and Ryan Machado
• Quit Parking There You Nuisance! - Nuisance and By-law Interpretation in The Owners Strata Plan No 2245 v Veney [2020] NSWSC 134 In the recent Supreme Court case of The Owners Strata Plan No 2245 v Veney [2020] NSWSC 134, Darke J made a guiding decision concerning the interpretation of by-laws and alleged nuisance within a strata scheme. Published by Daniel Russell, Ryan Machado and Chris Prestipino

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