E-Alert: Risk of Lease Terms Being Unfair and Unenforceable

The Federal Court’s declaration in the recent case of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Servcorp Limited [2018] FCA 1044 that certain terms in [...]

E-Alert: Proposed amendments to Land Act – An expansion of dispute resolution mechanism for subleases

The Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (the Bill) was recently introduced to Parliament.  One of the proposed amendments is the introduction of [...]

E-Alert: Timely reminder to check the End Date of your PPSR Registrations

The 7th anniversary of the commencement of the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) will occur on 30 January 2019. This impending anniversary serves as a [...]

E-Alert: Private elevator lifts in community title schemes: who foots the bill?

It is a common dilemma faced by many bodies corporate and lot owners alike: who has the financial obligation to maintain ‘private’ elevator lifts? The [...]