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Commercial and Retail Leases – updates and reminders
The simple answer regarding the difference between a commercial and a retail lease is whether the premises to which it relates falls under the definition of a “retail premises” under the Retail Leases Act.For a [...]
Employees vs Independent Contractors
New High Court Cases In the recent High Court cases Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union & Anor v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 (“Personnel Contracting case”) and ZG Operations & Anor [...]
Extended Support for Commercial Premises
"As [Victoria] continues to respond to the current wave of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, a lot of our small businesses are struggling” noted Acting Victorian Small Business Commissioner Mark Schramm in a recent statement released [...]
Incoming Unfair Contract Terms: amendments widening the net
The unfair contract terms regime under the Australian Consumer Law and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act is set to be amended, with a suite of enhancements to be introduced targeting standard form contracts. [...]
Powers of Attorney in Victoria
What is a power of attorney? A power of attorney is a legal document authorising a person (the appointed attorney) to act on another person’s (the principal’s) behalf. Depending on the type of power given, [...]
2021 Land Tax relief available to Landlords
Though the 2020 COVID-19 rent relief schemes have now ended as of the end of March this year, many are still struggling to meet their ongoing obligations as the impact of pandemic continues. In recognition [...]
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