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Proposed changes to retail leasing legislation – what you need to know Property & Projects
16 November, 2016

Proposed changes to retail leasing legislation – what you need to know

On 8 November 2016, the NSW government introduced the Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Bill 2016 (Bill), which seeks to amend the Retail Leases Act 1994 (Act).The Bill provides further protection to a lessee consistent with the general legal environment of increased ‘consumer’ and small business protection.This article examines some of…
Victoria Caldwell
New Strata Renewal Process Soon To Take Effect Under Part 10 Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 Property & Projects
7 November, 2016

New Strata Renewal Process Soon To Take Effect Under Part 10 Strata Schemes Development Act 2015

Part 10 of the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (Act) prescribes a process for strata renewal. Part 10 commenced on 30 November 2016. The Part 10 process enables the owners in a strata scheme to seek a Court order for one of 2 options: the “collective sale” of all apartments…
Victoria Caldwell
Loose Lips Sink Ships – Representations During Negotiations CommercialConstructionProperty & Projects
27 September, 2016

Loose Lips Sink Ships – Representations During Negotiations

Crown Melbourne Ltd v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd HCA 26This Victorian case illustrates the problem with talking loosely during negotiations.The case worked its way from the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), through the Victorian Court of Appeal and finally to the full bench of the High Court.The FactsThe…
Victoria Caldwell
Unfair Contract Terms in the Construction Industry – You Need to Take Action Construction
16 September, 2016

Unfair Contract Terms in the Construction Industry – You Need to Take Action

Unfair Contract Terms in the Construction Industry – You Need to Take ActionIn November 2016 new legislative changes will see negotiating power swing away from larger businesses towards small businesses.This article looks at:the changes to the Australian Consumer Law which will extend unfair contract protections to small businesses (less than…
Victoria Caldwell
New strata building bond scheme is set to commence 1 July 2017 ConstructionProperty & Projects
11 July, 2016

New strata building bond scheme is set to commence 1 July 2017

 What is the Building Bond Scheme? The building bond scheme is a regime whereby developers of residential strata schemes have to: lodge a bond with the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation (DFSI); and arrange for defects inspections within the strata scheme after completion of the building work. Does the…
Victoria Caldwell
Construction, Property & Projects Insights Issue 4 – June 2016 ConstructionSecurity of Payments
4 July, 2016

Construction, Property & Projects Insights Issue 4 – June 2016

In this issue, we look at the following key developments in construction, property & projects law: Contractual Clauses Limiting the Accrual of Reference Dates or a Right to a Progress Payment | Are Your Clauses Void? Supreme Court Overturns Adjudication Determination for Failure to Apply LDs Case Law Developments |…
Victoria Caldwell
AFR – Property Industry Fights War for Talented Staff to Meet Growing Demands in Boom Time ConstructionEmployment
19 March, 2015

AFR – Property Industry Fights War for Talented Staff to Meet Growing Demands in Boom Time

The following article was published in The Australian Financial Review on  12 February 2015 by Michael Bleby. The principal of Vincent Young, Brett Vincent, offered his insight into the trends of the construction and property industry hiring boom. The property industry is going through a hiring boom as demand surges for…
Victoria Caldwell
Asbestos Register Construction
17 September, 2014

Asbestos Register

If you are in management or control of a workplace, then you must keep an asbestos register – a document that lists all identified or assumed asbestos in a workplace. If asbestos has been identified and you do not have a register, then penalties of up to $18,000 may apply.1 The…
Victoria Caldwell
More government control planned for the NSW construction industry Security of Payments
19 February, 2014

More government control planned for the NSW construction industry

On 30 October 2013 the New South Wales Legislative Assembly passed the first of a number of proposed amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (“Security of Payment Act”)  that will change the construction legal landscape in New South Wales for many years to…
Victoria Caldwell
Contracting essentials for lawn mower mechanics – Part 2: Throttle and fuel Construction
10 January, 2014

Contracting essentials for lawn mower mechanics – Part 2: Throttle and fuel

Welcome to your second lesson on the contracting essentials for lawn mower mechanics. This second article will discuss the ‘throttle and fuel’ of the contract. These clauses keep the machine running. They outline how money is to flow between Principal and Contractor as well as any other requirements which facilitate…
Victoria Caldwell