by aslaumbe | Oct 16, 2017 | Articles, Litigation Articles
Demerit Points Suspension of Your Driver Licence Under the demerits points system points are allocated for a range of driving offences and at the date of each offence points are placed on the record of the licence holder. Once the threshold number of demerit points is...
by aslaumbe | Oct 8, 2017 | Articles, Litigation Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
Summary of 2017 Family Provision Cases Estate MPS, deceased 4/5/17 – Value of Estate/ Notional Estate – $2,000,000 Plaintiff claimed a close relationship with deceased providing support and personal care for over 2 years. Deceased’s brother entitled to...
by aslaumbe | Jun 1, 2017 | Articles, Conveyancing Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
Do You Need More Than A Will? – Other Things To Consider Most people understand the importance of a Will i.e. it is a document by which a person disposes of their assets after their death. But the crucial thing to remember is that a Will only operates from the...
by aslaumbe | May 31, 2017 | Articles, Business Sale & Purchase Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Conveyancing Articles, Lease Articles
Surrender of Retail and Commercial Leases When a landlord and a tenant both agree to terminate a lease before its expiry date this is called a surrender of Lease. A lease creates an interest in land in favour of the tenant and constitutes a contract between the...
by aslaumbe | May 16, 2017 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Lease Articles, Litigation Articles
Bank Guarantees for Retail and Commercial Leases A landlord of a retail or commercial property often requires a tenant to provide a bank guarantee as security in case the tenant defaults under the Lease. Many bank guarantees that are offered to landlords are...
by aslaumbe | Feb 6, 2017 | Articles, Conveyancing Articles, Strata Matters & Dispute Articles
A Guide to the New Strata Renewal Process As from 30 November 2016 a new procedure has been introduced allowing for a strata renewal (i.e. either the collective sale of the whole strata scheme or the redevelopment of the whole strata scheme such that its...