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Checking Business Use is Allowed Before Entering a Lease

If you are considering starting or purchasing a business and entering into or taking over a retail or commercial lease of premises then it is imperative to check that the local Council permits the business use under zoning laws. Otherwise, you may end up incurring...

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Property Purchase by Co-Owners

When purchasing a property with another person or others you must consider what kind of co-ownership arrangement you will have. The choice is between acquiring the property as joint tenants or tenants in common, each leading to different consequences. Joint tenants -...

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Can a Love Letter Ever Become a Legal Will?

Don't laugh! This very question was raised in the recent case of Lewis v Watson [2025] QSC 35. A formal will in NSW has the following requirements: *     Testamentary intention i.e. the writer of the will (testator) intended the document to be their will. *    ...

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