I have not been on such a situation but even if I have, no two cases are identical so assuming what happened in another strata will happen in your strata, may or may not come to pass.
I think the smartest thing you can do for this possibly very expensive issue is to have your strata committee seek a legal opinion on this from one of the lawyers that sponsors this website. This may cost a couple of thousand dollars but should prove in the long run to be money well spent.