On 24 November 2014, a resident, who lived in the 21 storey Lacrosse Apartments in Docklands, left his cigarette burning in a plastic food container on the balcony. Fire quickly travelled up the external walls of the apartment building and everyone within the apartment building was evacuated. The fire resulted more than $12million dollars of damage.
Read MoreThe recent decision of VCAT Deputy-President Justice Woodward regarding the widely reported fire in the Lacrosse Tower in 2014 has raised serious liability implications for consultants under separate agreements that are novated to construction contracts, in cases involving combustible cladding.
Read MoreEarlier this year an independent government agency called Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria (DBDRV) was set up to help parties resolve domestic building disputes.
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