Recently I attended the SCA National Conference in Darwin and was charged with the responsibility of doing a session on Ethics in Strata Management. Giving a solicitor such a topic is dangerous!  Many things are said about solicitors, some of which isn’t very good (and in some cases well founded) but we are one of […]

The NSW Court of Appeal has held that a clause in a Strata Management Statement (“SMS”) requiring subsidiary owners corporations as members of the building management committee to engage the same strata managing agent was inconsistent with the Strata Scheme Management Act 2015 (“SSMA”) and, subsequently, contrary to section 105(5) of the Strata Scheme Development […]

By Colin Grace, Partner – Grace Lawyers Sydney At the recent SCA Principals Night Off (April) that I attended we discussed the many changes and challenges since COVID 19, including bullying. In Jason Carlson’s articles and seminars about “Keyboards don’t have feelings” an issue that keeps arising is the bullying and harassment of managers by […]

Now and again we get involved in a significant case on interpretation – as we all know nothing in strata is simple or small. In a current case where we successfully defended the Owners Corporation, the nuance of minor vs non minor (we call it major) works in a renovation has been highlighted.   Facts: […]