What’s changed? Sustainability in strata schemes
Reforms are embedding sustainability into strata governance, lowering approval thresholds and changing the management of common property.
By Allison Benson - 7 min read
Personal property securities: extensions of time for registration
Why it’s important to address any errors on the PPS register before it’s too late. By JOHNSON PANG
By Johnson Pang - 1 min read
Essential concepts for electronic conveyancing
Get the run down on some of the essential concepts of the mandated e-conveyancing scheme. By KYE TRAN-TSAI, CLAIRE MARTIN and BENJAMIN ADAMS.
By Kye Tran-Tsai, Claire Martin and Benjamin Adams - 1 min read
It’s the final countdown: eConveyancing reaches final milestones
Are you ready for the next stage of the mandate to eConveyancing from 1 July 2019 ? RICHARD HARVEY and GABRIELLE LEA discuss next steps…
By Richard Harvey and Gabrielle Lea - 1 min read
Court warns against lodging e-caveats without reasonable cause
The recent decision of Guirgis v JEA Developments P/L warns against lodging e-caveats without reasonable cause. By BENJAMIN ADAMS and KYE TRAN-TSAI.
By Kye Tran-Tsai and Benjamin Adams - 1 min read
Dispossessed business owners see a narrowing of just compensation
A recent decision has narrowed the scope of compensation for many resumed businesses, notwithstanding a clear statutory obligation to ‘justly compensate’ them. By ANDREW BEATTY…
By Andrew Beatty and Marlon Shou - 1 min read
New tenancy reforms strengthen the rights of domestic violence victims
An outline of new tenancy reforms allowing victims of domestic violence to end their tenancies immediately without liability. By KELLIE McDONALD.
By Kellie McDonald - 1 min read
Amended security of payment regime set to bring more clarity to building and construction disputes
In the coming months there will be important changes to the way the security of payment regime operates in NSW. By ANDREW BAILEY.
By Andrew Bailey - 2 min read
Personal Property Securities: getting the fundamentals right
Understanding the basics of the Personal Property Securities Act will assist practitioners to spot situations where it might operate. By AMELIA HAGLEY and ADAM WALDMAN.
By Amelia Hagley and Adam Waldman - 2 min read
Government prevails over Desane in WestConnex appeal
The NSW Government’s controversial WestConnex development project receives a boost in the Court of Appeal. By KYE TRAN-TSAI and BENJAMIN ADAMS.
By Kye Tran-Tsai and Benjamin Adams - 1 min read
Birthing a legal lacuna: the extraction and use of sperm without consent
A personal tragedy has cast light on whether sperm can be extracted and used from an unconscious or dead person without prior written consent. By…
By Talitha Fishburn - 2 min read