by aslaumbe | Dec 8, 2017 | Business Sale & Purchase Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles, Conveyancing News, Leases News, Ligitations News, News
Unfair Contract Terms in a Business to Business Contract In a recent Federal Court case, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J J Richards & Sons Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1224, the Federal Court found that a number of terms in a standard form contract...
by aslaumbe | Dec 8, 2017 | Ligitations News, News
New Laws For Ticket Scalping and Gift Cards New amendments to the Fair Trading Act 1987 targeting ticket scalping and gift cards will commence in NSW in 2018. The changes include: Ticket Scalping 1. A ticket to an event such as a concert or sporting fixture...
by aslaumbe | Nov 9, 2017 | Ligitations News, News
New Scheme for Removing Driver Disqualifications Under a new scheme in NSW introduced by the Road Transport Amendment (Driver Licence Disqualification) Act 2017, as from 28 October 2017, eligible drivers who have not committed any driving offence during a...
by aslaumbe | Jul 3, 2017 | Business Sale & Purchase News, Commercial Agreement & Disputes News, Conveyancing News, Leases News, Ligitations News, News
Changes to Retail Leases Act The Retail Leases Act 1994 applies to most retail shop leases in NSW. Amending legislation, which commenced on 1 July 2017, introduces significant reforms including the following changes: * The requirement that a retail lease must...
by aslaumbe | Nov 23, 2015 | Business Sale & Purchase News, Commercial Agreement & Disputes News, Conveyancing News, Leases News, Ligitations News, News
New Unfair Contract Protections for Small Business The Federal Government recently passed legislation amending the Australian Consumer Law and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act so that it will extend protections to small businesses from unfair...
by aslaumbe | Nov 23, 2015 | Conveyancing News, Ligitations News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute News
New Laws for Off-The-Plan Purchases A new amendment to the Conveyancing Act 1919 was passed by the NSW Parliament and applies from 2 November 2015 to the purchase of off-the-plan residential strata units or residential lots i.e. strata units or land lots awaiting...