Brockhill & Usherwood Lawyers

17/09/2025

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Behind Every Building Dispute is a team effort. This week, one of our lawyers and I are in the thick of preparing for a VCAT hearing in the building and property list. For some clients trial can be highly uncertain but to us, our role is supporting the client and ensuring everything is ready for the...

29/07/2025

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Professionals need to protect themselves from legal risk before something goes wrong... Errors and omissions in the course of delivering professional services are unavoidable over the span of your career, basically at some point in a professional's career you will face something going wrong and if n...

29/07/2025

Professional liability

Making mistakes in professional life.. As a professional liability lawyer and professional indemnity insurance broker - my career has been defined by working with professionals and directors who run into error. Mistakes, stuff ups and all the fallout that follows. No one is safe in professional life...

29/07/2025

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The Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protection) Bill 2025 will soon be law. This will be a significant shift for building legislation in Victoria and in particular for residential building. I have copied a link to the AIA's comments and support of today for the bill. No doubt there is strong s...

29/07/2025

Combustible cladding legal proceedings‼️

Combustible cladding legal proceedings‼️ Architects, Engineers, Building Surveyors, Roofers, Project Managers and other consultants or contractors who undertook design or carried out building work on residential strata are exposed to future proceedings to recover costs of combustible cladding re...

29/07/2025

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Want to learn about recoveries, insurance and building litigation? Or if you know anyone who might be interested? 👋😊 We have availability in Torquay, Geelong and Melbourne to learn from the best. We love building and property and professional liability and insurance recovery work and need admi...

29/07/2025

New domestic building dispute regime...

A new domestic building dispute regime is coming to the Building and Property Commission (BPC)… But... Will BPC have jurisdiction to hear the dispute if a federal matter is raised or a party is an interstate resident? As background, there is a line of cases starting at the High Court which have li...

29/07/2025

Lionesses 🥳🤩

What a great Euro final! Sport often has relevance for business. Keep going until the end. Winning on penalties. Congrats to England Condolences to Spain No doubt these two teams will play again. https://lnkd.in/gvSfxSwe

29/07/2025

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🚿Licensed Plumbers Left Behind? This is why plumbing insurance in Victoria NEEDS attention too!

🚿Licensed Plumbers Left Behind? This is why plumbing insurance in Victoria NEEDS attention too! It’s hard to miss the major reforms currently rolling through the Victorian building industry. The Building and Plumbing Commission is taking shape, and we’ve seen massive shifts in how domestic bu...

20/03/2025

Check out our feature presenters for 26.03.25.

Naomi Anderson from Carevisory is your go to, when you don't know who to go to. Naomi is an expert at navigating the aged care system. Are you a financial planner with a focus on aged care or a wills and estates lawyer? You're bound to learn a lot from Naomi's presentation.

Katy Gale from Brockhill & Usherwood Lawyers is a pro when it comes to building defects, disputes and many other legal matters. Are you a strata manager or a building inspector? Come along on Wednesday and make some amazing professional connections.

16/03/2025

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Seeking homeowners affected by builders involved in the alleged Victorian Building Authority bribery scheme. Our law firm is investigating recovery options for those who have suffered losses

16/03/2025

In 2025, the number of registered companies in Australia exceeds 3.4 million! Many of these companies have multiple shareholders. A key problem I see that…