The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently handed down its decision in HDI Global Speciality SE Wonkana No. 3 Pty Ltd trading as Austin Tourist Park [2020] NSWCA 296. The Insurance Council of … [Read more...]
Prohibitions on Retail and Commercial Lease Evictions Receive Another Extension
On 2 December 2020, Queensland Parliament passed amending legislation to give further effect and operation to the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Qld) (“Act”) and … [Read more...]
Extension of Insolvency Relief
The Federal Government has announced that the temporary insolvency relief implemented in March of this year pursuant to the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (Cth) (the “Act”) … [Read more...]
Australia’s travel restrictions- too restrictive?
Australia is nearing its fifth month of travel restrictions and while the majority of Australia is faring well (save Victoria), it begs the question, how long can we keep this up? As of March 2020, … [Read more...]
QUEENSLAND’S NEW RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASING LAWS EXPLAINED
The National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct - SME Commercial Leasing Principles During COVID 19 (“Code”) was first announced by the Federal Government on 3 April 2020. After nearly two (2) months … [Read more...]
Should I resolve my property matter during COVID-19?
For separating couples, uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic brings additional anxiety around the questions of whether to commence, continue or delay property settlement in the event that … [Read more...]