by aslaumbe | May 23, 2022 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Lease Articles, Litigation Articles
Sometimes a situation arises where a tenant of a retail or commercial Lease wants to vacate the premises and terminate the Lease before the end of the Lease term. The simple answer is that it cannot. The tenant is obliged to see out the Lease. However, the tenant...
by aslaumbe | Mar 21, 2022 | Articles, Litigation Articles
More and more people are moving into retirement villages which are residential complexes occupied by retired people and maintained by an operator offering safety, security, social activities and desirable facilities. You or a member of your family may well be...
by aslaumbe | Feb 15, 2021 | Articles, Litigation Articles, Strata Matters & Dispute Articles
From time to time an owners corporation may not properly look after common property in a strata scheme which would comprise everything other than the insides of individual lots including external and boundary walls, driveways, pipes, electrical wiring and original...
by aslaumbe | Nov 23, 2020 | Articles, Conveyancing Articles, Debt Recovery Articles, Litigation Articles
A caveat is a statutory injunction which prevents the registration of certain dealings concerning real property. It acts as a warning to the public that the person who lodged the caveat (the caveator) is claiming an interest in the property for a particular reason. A...
by aslaumbe | Aug 14, 2020 | Articles, Building Dispute Articles, Litigation Articles, Litigation Articles
In NSW the Dividing Fences Act regulates what should happen between owners of adjoining land where there is no “sufficient fence” separating the two properties. The two owners are liable to equally contribute towards the cost of a “sufficient...
by aslaumbe | Apr 14, 2020 | Articles, Litigation Articles
Suppose you’ve just made a major purchase such as the latest large screen TV, computer or mobile phone. After a few days or weeks it doesn’t work properly. You immediately return to the retailer and they tell you to take it up with the manufacturer...
