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Climate Change Ups Legal Risks For Property Development
Business
Monday May 18 2020

Climate Change Ups Legal Risks For Property Development

Research has shown that the relatively short time frames in which property developers operate gives them little cause to consider climate legal risk.

Troublesome Residents Pose Challenges for Strata Managers
Strata
Wednesday March 13 2019

Troublesome Residents Pose Challenges for Strata Managers

“I’m driving to your office and I am going to kill you.”

Best Practice in Security of Payment Laws Has Been Defined
Business
Wednesday September 12 2018

Best Practice in Security of Payment Laws Has Been Defined

“At noon last Friday, instead of receiving nearly $76,000 from a major client, we were given – two minutes before it (the client) closed before the...

Crown Sues over New Sydney Hotel’s View
Zoning
Friday August 10 2018

Crown Sues over New Sydney Hotel’s View

Crown Resorts has filed a lawsuit to stop the NSW government from approving developments that obstruct views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge from...

Building Defects? The Law Is Not Your Friend
Business
Wednesday July 4 2018

Building Defects? The Law Is Not Your Friend

Most people would assume that if there are defects in your new building, the builder would be obliged to fix the defects.

Wynne’s Game of Russian Roulette: Playing With People’s Lives
Residential
Tuesday March 6 2018

Wynne’s Game of Russian Roulette: Playing With People’s Lives

A recent ruling by the Supreme Court should send shockwaves throughout the Victorian community.

Prosecutable Offences Under the Victorian Building Act 1993
Business
Thursday February 22 2018

Prosecutable Offences Under the Victorian Building Act 1993

There is a litany of ways by which a property owner or building practitioner can run afoul of the penalty provisions of the Building Act 1993.

The Security of Payment Act and its Important Consequences
Business
Thursday February 22 2018

The Security of Payment Act and its Important Consequences

The Security of Payment Act is meant to be critical for builders to get paid for construction works that they do.

Business
4 Oct, 2018
Who Can Become a Building Practitioner in Australia - Recent Changes in Victoria

All states in Australia, and across most of the common law world, ensure the registration of building practitioners.

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Mining
21 Aug, 2018
Glencore 'Settles Aust Thermal Coal Deal'

Japanese utilities and global mining giant Glencore have settled an Australian thermal coal import contract for April 2018-March 2019 at $US110 ($A151) a tonne, according to...

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Residential
15 Dec, 2017
Vic Agency Fined $880k for Underquoting

A Melbourne real estate agency that underquoted blue ribbon properties has been fined $880,000 - the largest penalty for underquoting in Victoria - for its cavalier...

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Infrastructure
11 Dec, 2017
Qld Dam Operator to Continue Legal Defence

The operators of Queensland's Wivenhoe Dam will continue their defence against a class action when a trial over the 2011 floods resumes in Sydney on Monday.

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