Topic: Defect Claims – problems with your own expert witness?? – FLAT CHAT

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31/08/2011 at 12:14 am #7620 Reply | Quote
gimp563
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Hi Guys,

Can anyone out there suggest a link, site or reference where I can look into the rights an owner's corp have against an expert they engaged in a defect claim that delivered a poor report that does not match the outlay in fees and was very delayed in submission resulting in a number of costs orders against the owners as well as an order preventing an new evidence being submitted.

I have looked at the Expert Witness Code of Conduct on the CTTT site and in the HBA, but there is not much there to assist owners in this particular instance. I assume it will come down to terms and conditions of the contract for services; the problem here is that the contract was signed several ECs ago and it doesn't appear to have been retained on file by the strata manager or previous ECs.

I think I know the answer (and it's not good)…but any positive suggestions would be welcome 🙂

Cheers,

G563
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