Electronic caveats and their limitations

The Supreme Court has handed down an important decision dealing with electronic caveats lodged online.

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Mascot Towers: A termination order is not in order

Recent Supreme Court decision in the Mascot Towers saga examines the factors a Court will consider before ordering the termination of a strata scheme.

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Flawed floors: Analysing the cracks in industrial leases

A recent decision raised issues relevant to the construction and drafting of key clauses in industrial leases.

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Evolving limitations on the power to make by-laws in strata and community title schemes

Recent Court of Appeal decision examines the limitations on the power of strata schemes to create by-laws and provides helpful guidance on interpretation of by-laws.

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When building work is not iron clad

Recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies who bears the evidentiary onus of establishing loss in combustible cladding disputes.

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The curious case of the budgie war

Residents in retirement villages may challenge a village rule on the basis that the rule is unjust, unconscionable, harsh or oppressive.

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The sword and the shield: Dealing with harsh, unconscionable and oppressive by-laws

When dealing with by-laws, there is a distinction between a by-law that is a reasonable restriction and one that is harsh, unconscionable and oppressive.

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‘Best practice’ when acting for spouses in property transactions

When acting for married couples in a property transaction, it’s best to obtain instructions from both clients even if one spouse is more proactive.

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2022 edition: Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Land

The new edition is now in effect. Revised statutory notices are mandatory from 1 March 2023 and practitioners should move to the new edition now.

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Awakening the sleeping giant: FIRB obligations and testamentary gifts to foreign beneficiaries

Changes to the Foreign Investment Review regime have important implications for testamentary gifts to foreign persons and the administration of deceased estates.

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