A District Court judge once described Queensland’s strata legislation as “incomprehensible as it is over-prescriptive”. It is this legislation that aims to govern and regulate all of the competing interests that take hold in a community titles scheme. It should come as no surprise that in this mix we regularly see fictions about how the…

Last week the High Court handed down its judgment in the matter of Ainsworth & Ors v Albrecht & Anor. In doing so, it clarified the test that will determine whether a lot owner who has dissented to a motion has acted reasonably. Mahoneys acted for the respondent to the appeal. The decision also gives…