Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers Bulletin
17 October 2019
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How Cladding Exclusions May Change the Way Building Cases are Run
By Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton - Construction and Planning Lawyers
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A number of Australian jurisdictions have issued new insurance regulations, including Victoria by way of ministerial gazette No. S 293, of 11 July 2019, in response to cladding exclusions being included in most renewed building practitioner insurance policies. This piece explores some of the possible impacts upon building practitioner litigation.
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Negligence Claims in Building Matters – Part 2
By Justin Cotton, Director, & Jordan Davies, Lovegrove & Cotton - Construction and Planning Lawyers
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Part 2 of this article is aimed to provide insight to consumers and practitioners of their rights and duties under the tort of negligence. The particular field of negligent misstatements will be considered along with negligence proceedings against governments and councils. The core aspects of breach, causation & defences in negligence are also touched on.
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Kim Lovegrove Awarded Ethiopian Honours: Honour of Chevalier Member of the Imperial Order of the Star of Ethiopia (MSE)
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On 9 October 2019, Mr. Gregory R. Copley AM, GCHT, FRCGS, FSS, FRSN on behalf of Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia) presided over an investiture ceremony whereby Kim Lovegrove MSE, RML, FAIB was bestowed the Honour of Chevalier Member of the Imperial Order of the Star of Ethiopia (MSE). Needless to say, Kim Lovegrove was exceptionally grateful as was his wife Tsigereda Lovegrove for being afforded this honour.
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