Articles
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25 September 2013
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
How to ruin a friendship - ignore the Home Building Act
The case highlights risks for owner and builder of entering into a building contract which fails to comply with the Act
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09 September 2013
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Is there another way to skin a cat (or collect a judgment debt)?…
A garnishee order requires the garnishee to pay the judgment creditor debts owed by the garnishee to the judgment debtor.
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12 August 2013
Property
Court of Appeal overrules Council's objection to driveway over pa…
The decision is an authoritative restatement of the principles in granting easements under s. 88K of the Conveyancing Act.
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08 July 2013
Property
Is my easement a valid easement?
The Supreme Court handed down an interesting decision on the consequences of not validly creating easements.
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25 June 2013
Property
NSW 2013 Budget extends First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) Scheme
The First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) grant of $15,000 has been extended for a further period of two years.
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11 June 2013
Property
I thought cleaning the pool was hard work - new chores for pool o…
These changes place additional obligations and costs on all pool owners in NSW.
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26 April 2013
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Proposed actions to improve performance within councils
Most of the proposed reforms address dysfunctional relations between councillors, frustrating the business of councils.
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08 October 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Lessors beware - Make requests specific and reasonable - assignme…
A recent NSW decision provides important guidance for all parties involved in proposed assignment of retail leases.
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17 August 2012
Property
Imposing an easement over community land: The Supreme ...
This case highlights the limitations on the power exercisable by local councils to create easements over community land.
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03 August 2012
Property
Criminal penalties face vendors and lessors under new WH&S ...
This Bulletin looks at the new obligations facing vendors and lessors of real estate, and vendors of businesses.
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13 July 2012
Property
Stamp duty & grants: developers and home buyers targeted with sti…
Changes to stamp duty and a range of new grants available to home buyers were announced as part of the NSW State Budget handed down on 12 June 2012.
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27 February 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
The Home Building Amendment Act 2011 - Second Phase of Reforms Co…
On 1 February 2012, the second set of amendments to the Home Building Act 1989 implemented by the Home Building Amendment Act 2011 started.
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30 June 2010
Property
Be prepared! Mandatory disclosure for the energy efficiency of co…
The Building Energy Efficiency Bill 2010 (Cth) (Bill), places obligations on vendors and landlords to disclose the energy efficiency of large commercial office buildings.
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17 September 2009
Property
Purchasing a property that has a development consent from council…
It is quite common for developers to purchase a property with the benefit of a development consent, with a view to implementing the consent.
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26 August 2009
Property
Good easements - it's all in drafting the terms
The decision is important because it indicates that an easement for parking can amount to an exclusive right to park vehicles.
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19 June 2009
Property
Treasury's got a plan - the Housing Construction Acceleration Pla…
Key features of the Plan are set out below.
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05 December 2008
Property
Compulsory Acquisitions - Would you like GST with that?
We discuss Hornsby Shire Council and Commissioner of Taxation [2008] AATA 1060.
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11 November 2008
Property
Mini-Budget 2008-2009 Additional costs for property owners
This bulletin is not a critique or a detailed analysis of the mini-budget but identifies some areas where property owners may face additional costs.