eConveyancing: principles, platforms and procedures

The legality of the electronically created and registered interest is the product of the law’s indifference to contractual form and the express legislative intent of…

The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: September 2017

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

Another edition of the Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Land?

The 2017 edition of the Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Land is now available online at the Law Society’s eCOS Portal. By PETER…

Foreign resident capital gains withholding regime changes set to have massive effect

The foreign resident capital gains withholding amendments increase the number of transactions to which the withholding measure applies but only in relation to property acquisitions…

When the developers come knocking: considerations when selling a strata block

The strata renewal provisions in the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 allow for the collective sale or redevelopment of an entire strata scheme to a…

Changes to retail leasing legislation: what you need to know

The Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Bill 2017 was passed by NSW Parliament on 21 February 2017. It amends the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW). By…

The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: February 2017

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

Family law: December 2016

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By ROBERT GLADE-WRIGHT.

Residential short-term letting: is it above board?

Short-term letting is booming across NSW thanks to the likes of Airbnb, but not everyone is happy. A recent parliamentary inquiry has broadly condoned the…

NSW strata reforms: how the changes will affect you

Major changes to the management of strata schemes take effect on 30 November 2016. By ALLISON BENSON.