Thursday, 12 March 2026
Beyond the Strata Bond: Navigating Latent Defect Insurance and the New Era of Property Risk
With Victoria’s introduction of Latent Defects Insurance (LDI) as an alternative to the strata building bond, property lawyers are entering a new era of construction and risk management.
- Unpack the reform’s legal and practical implications, who it protects, what it covers, and how it reshapes the responsibilities of developers, purchasers, and owners corporations
- Through real-world examples and practitioner insights, be equipped to manage latent defect risk in practice and beyond
Presented by Julia Moroz, Special Counsel, Bugden Allen; Major, Complex Litigation Specialist and Dominic McMullan, Business Development Manager
Chair
Richard Brooks, Consultant, Ashurst; Recommended Leasing Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Presenters
Julia Moroz, Partner, Bugden Allen
Julia Moroz is a Partner at Bugden Allen with extensive experience in insurance litigation, property damage and strata disputes. Julia regularly advises owners corporations, lot owners, insurers and industry professionals on complex insurance claims and recovery matters, and has acted in numerous proceedings involving building defects, water ingress, fire damage and other property-related losses. In this session, Julia will provide practical guidance on navigating strata insurance claims, identifying common issues that arise throughout the claims process, and sharing strategies to help owners corporations and their advisers achieve the best possible outcomes while avoiding common pitfalls.
Richard Brooks, Consultant, Ashurst
Richard Brooks is a consultant in Ashurst's real estate practice. Richard has a broad real estate practice, including acting for REITs and other institutional property owners, developers and corporate and government real estate occupiers, and acting on real estate aspects of financing, M&A, infrastructure and energy and resources projects. Richard is experienced in acting on commercial property leasing (for landlords and tenants), sale and lease backs, real estate investment and real estate development. Richard is listed in Best Lawyers Australia 2025 in Real Property Law, Leasing Law and Government Practice.
Dom McMullan, Business Development Manager, Resilience Insurance
Dominic McMullan is a Business Development Manager for Resilience Insurance, currently the only LDI insurer in Australia. Alongside his insurance work, he has been a freelance consultant and university lecturer in Professional Ethics. Dom is a military veteran with academic qualifications in Philosophy, Swedish, Swordfight Choreography and Professional Ethics, and is a Senior Associate with ANZIIF. Dom’s wife, whom he met at law school, says that “he thinks he’s the Renaissance”.
