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Often agents claim commission payable to that agent merely as a result of an enquiry that may have been made by a purchaser or a purchaser having inspected the property whilst the property was listed with that agent. But is that enough to entitle the...
In a bid to incentivise philanthropy during these tough times, the Federal Government is providing credits for Private Ancillary Funds that exceed their minimum yearly distributions (see the announcement here). Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) are requ...
As Australia commences its return to normality, the internet has been abuzz with questions about the return of employees to their workplaces. When will it happen? How will it happen? And, increasingly, can staff refuse to return? As we trans...
Recently, Australia's key competition and consumer regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC), granted interim authorisation to tenant retailers to collectively bargain with landlords for rent relief ami...
On 25 April 2020, the Minister for Health issued a determination under the Biosecurity Act to allow for the launch of the Federal Government’s COVIDSafe app (the Determination), to enable State and Territory health authorities to conduct “...
Directors and secretaries can now validly execute documents on behalf of their companies by signing those documents using an electronic signature. For documents that require the signatures of two company officers, those documents can now also be sign...
The NSW State Government has recently passed new regulations affecting residential tenancies. The Residential Tenancies Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 imposes restrictions on landlords' rights to evict tenants who are unable to pay ren...
An ongoing area of debate in contract law has been the examination of what the "true rule" is arising out of the High Court's decision in Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337. That is, whe...
On 24 April 2020 the High Court handed down a decision addressing whether a claim for “disappointment and distress” arising from a breach of statutory guarantees in supplying services is a claim for personal injury damages. The decision a...
