Francesca Barnes, Author at LookUpStrata

Francesca Barnes

Admitted as a Solicitor in 2016, Francesca is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in building and construction disputes – including compliance with Queensland Building and Construction (QBCC) Act; Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld); and Australian Standards of contract for building and construction (including AS4000 and AS4902). Francesca’s experience includes advising clients on commercial disputes, and supporting them through litigation and other dispute resolution mechanisms (including mediation, expert determinations and dispute avoidance boards).

Published: 17th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments

QLD: Can a body corporate claim against a certifier for building defects?

Updated: 17th Apr 2026

Francesca Barnes

Published: 27th Feb 2023 | 0 Comments

QLD: QBCC Crackdown on Non-Compliance with Combustible Cladding Checklist

Updated: 22nd Apr 2024

Francesca Barnes

"LookUpStrata should be compulsory reading for every member of a Body Corporate Committee. It provides the most understandable answers to all the common (and uncommon) questions that vex Body Corporates everywhere. Too often Committee members do not understand what Body Corporates are legally able to do and not do. LookUpStrata helps educate everybody living in a Body Corporate environment for free." John, Lot Owner

"It's the best and most professional body corporate information source a strata manager could have! Thanks to the whole team!" MQ, Strata Manager

LookUpStrata Pty Ltd ABN 81 156 529 896 (LookUpStrata) is a family owned business providing reliable strata information to lot owners, strata managers and other strata professionals.

LookUpStrata is committed to transparency and integrity in its business practices and has pledged the following.

LookUpStrata will always:

subject to any superior ethical duty, and the law, act in the best interests of its clients;
not accept any commissions, payments or other benefits from contributors, or contractors;
not accept any commissions, payments or other benefits in the nature of commissions, from sponsors;
act professionally in all its dealings; and
strive to build trust, confidence, and relationships of mutual respect in the strata industry.

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