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Posted on 3 Jul 2014Residential Tenancies
The Victorian Law Reform Commission is undertaking a review of the Residential Tenancies Act particularly with reference to the common practice of landlords and their agent photographing premises to show prospective buyers or new…
Posted on 3 Jul 2014Reminder to use New Form Disclosure Statements
We are still, from time to time, seeing outdated Disclosure Statements being used. The new Retail Leases Regulations 2013 (Vic), which applies to retail premises leases, came into operation on 22 April 2013. Amongst…
Posted on 3 Jul 2014Privacy Law Reform
The Privacy Act 1988 has recently been amended to make a number of significant changes to privacy laws in Australia. The most important changes include: The Privacy Act now includes a set of 13…
Posted on 3 Jul 2014Personal Loan Agreements
In any circumstances where a loan of money is to be made, a formal agreement should be prepared and executed. It occurs from time to time that individuals make loans to family members, friends,…
Posted on 3 Jul 2014Liquidator Disclaimer of Lease Powers
To the concern of many practitioners practising in leasing law, the High Court has recently determined that a landlord’s liquidator is entitled to disclaim, or extinguish, a lease. It has been common practice for…
Posted on 4 Apr 2014Superannuation Borrowings
There has been much talk in the press recently about the ability of superannuation funds to now borrow. You would be excused from thinking that radical changes have been made to the types of…
Posted on 3 Apr 2014Personal Property Securities Act and Leases
The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) came into force on 30 January 2012 and introduced new rules for the enforcement and priority of personal property securities interests with respect to personal property….
Posted on 3 Jan 2010Not-for-Profit Companies and Associations
Responsibilities and Risks for Officeholders There are many Not-for-Profit organisations throughout Australia that carry on important work serving their communities in a variety of ways. Typically, those organisations will be governed by a Committee…
Posted on 4 Nov 2008Trust Cloning Tax Concession Abolished
On 31 October 2008 the Federal Government announced that it will remove the capital gains tax exception for clone trusts. Trust cloning has been an important tool in the kit of estate planning lawyers,…
Posted on 3 Apr 2008Borrowing by Super Funds
As many would be aware, changes to the superannuation laws now enable super funds to borrow money to purchase assets and thereby gear up their holdings – a concession likely to appeal to many…