by aslaumbe | Nov 13, 2024 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Conveyancing Articles
Buying a property with someone else is a great way to share the stress and cost of the venture. Often people buy a house with their significant other, to make a home or invest together. Others buy property with friends, relatives or business partners. Joining forces...
by aslaumbe | Oct 4, 2024 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Lease Articles
There are many situations in everyday life where you may be called upon to sign a personal guarantee. Some people will sign one without giving it much thought. But what are they and what are the consequences? A personal guarantee is a promise by an individual to...
by aslaumbe | Feb 21, 2023 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Litigation Articles
A partnership is a type of business structure where two or more people operate a business together. However, no matter how strong the business relationship may seem initially, it may sour for a number of reasons including: * financial disputes * different visions and...
by aslaumbe | Jul 22, 2022 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Conveyancing Articles
Tricky situations can arise when a solicitor is asked to act for more than one party to a transaction. It is a breach of a solicitor’s fiduciary duty to act where the solicitor is in a position of conflict between the duty owed to one client and the duty owed to...
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 | May 3, 2021 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles
I am often asked by people who are going overseas (yes, we used to do that!) or at least leaving home for an extended period or going into hospital about signing a document that allows someone to look after their legal affairs in their absence including signing...
