Australia, May 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 30:
1. HER HONOUR: This case is a homeowner's worst nightmare. Edmund Brown bought a house in Gosford where he lived with his partner, Irena Saric. Next door was a development site, owned by Etna Developments Pty Ltd. Initial site investigations undertaken by a geotechnical engineer revealed that excavation of the development site posed a high risk of landslide to the boundary between the two properties. The developer engaged a builder, Nutek Constructions Pty Ltd. The developer and builder did nothing to ensure the stability of the boundary, either by following the geotechnical engineer's advice, complying with the council's con...