Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8:
1. These proceedings concern a dispute arising out of a home building contract. The subject of the contract was a two-storey home at Schofields (the 'Contract').
2. The Contract was in a standard form NSW Residential Building Contract for New Dwellings as published by the Housing Industry Association ('HIA'). It contained no special conditions, and as such it prescribed a 26-week period for completion (subject to valid extensions of time).
3. The parties to the Contract were the plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, and the first defendant ('IB'). Also joined in the proceedings were the second, third and fourth defendants. T...