The Andrews Labor Government is cracking down on some of Victoria’s most dangerous drivers who mix alcohol above the legal limit with illicit drugs and then get behind the wheel. Natalie Hutchins, Acting Minister for Roads and Road Safety, announced two new offences...
Do you rent a commercial property as the Landlord or the Tenant you need to know the latest. VCAT has just issued a directive to advise that if a Landlord is required to make good issues with respect to their property because essential safety measures require fixing....
A recent decision of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in Calvert v Badenach [2015] TASFC 8 is a good reminder for lawyers preparing wills that there is no such thing as a simple will. The case concerned a professional negligence claim against a...
Selling and Buying land is always a complex business made even more difficult when the Supreme Court sends a curve ball. So sending a notice to the agent is not giving a notice and it must be given to the vendor. Read on… Russell Cox, Victoria’s leading writer on...
Conveyancing – the new way With the world of electronic conveyancing fast approaching we have decided to revamp our pricing structure and to pass on the benefits to our customers. As of today we will provide the following: Vendors statements and draft Contracts of...
Have you ever found yourself looking at a new building contract and wondering what it all means? Next door to my place here in Silverwood’s a new home is being built and I went to have a chat to the painter and walked inside to see that the concrete slab already had...
