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January/February 2012
- Property Law News - PERSONAL PROPERTIES SECURITIES an overview
November/December 2011
- Employment Law News - National OHS harmonisation: are you ready for the new regime effective 1 January 2012?
- Construction Law News - The Home Building Act: significant changes in the new year
- Contract Law News - Personal Property Securities Act: changes to affect retention of title, off-site storage and security over assets
- Consumer Law News - Consumer guarantees: warranty against defects prescribed from 1 January 2012
September/October 2011
- Company Law News - The fall-out from the Centro case: implications for directors unfold
- Company Law News - More alarm bells for directors: the court orders a director to pay damages to a creditor?
- Company Law News - Timbercorp and directors’ duties of disclosure
- Trust Law News - Duties owed by trustees to beneficiaries with respect to income-earning assets such as an investment property
- Construction Law News - Establish effective procedures for payment claims and schedules
- Property Law News - Clarifying the nature of excess payments on Home Owners Warranty insurance claims
- Employment Law News - When is the dismissal of an employee for breach of OH&S standards or safety policies considered “harsh, unjust or unreasonable”?
- Consumer Law News - Repairers of consumer goods note: new laws regarding the repair of goods under the Australian Consumer Law
July/August 2011
- Property Law News - An owners corporation has broad powers to make by-laws
- Contract Law News - Are you ready for the new PPSA regime? Be aware of the “transition” provisions
- Contract Law News - Can you use email to serve notices under a contract?
- Contract Law News - Courts review why it is critical to include all the agreed terms in a contract
- Company Law News - (Another) wake up call for Directors from the Centro case
- Insolvency Law News - When is a company deemed insolvent in a winding up application?
- Family Trusts Law News - Review the tax implications for beneficiaries of your family trust
May/June 2011 
- Contract Law News - The new Australian Consumer Law
- Building Law News Subcontractors rights have been expanded under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act
- Building Law News - The Disability (Access to Buildings – Premises) Standards 2011
- Building Law News - Planning power reverts to councils and other authorities
- Property Law News - Amendment to the exception on duties for senior citizens
- Property Law News - Removal of the Torrens Assurance Levy
- Property Law News - Correctly exercising options for renewal of leases
- Property Law News - Shedding obsolete easements with the Conveyancing Act
- Business Law News - Ensure your customer guarantees are valid
March/April 2011
- Construction Law News - The Building & Construction Industry Security for Payments Act
- Employment Law News - The definition of a “small business” for the purposes of Unfair Dismissal provision in The Fair Work Act has changed as from 1 January 2011
- Insolvency Law News - Beware of trying to be too smart in trying to offload assets to defeat creditors where there is a risk of bankruptcy
- Property Law News - Increase in enquiries from landlords and tenants seeking to enforce or review their obligations under a commercial or retail lease
- Contract Law News - The recent case of Saleh v. Rannous emphasises that it is critical to confirm with whom you are dealing in a contract and what they are promising & The new Personal Property Securities Act
- Succession Law News - Have you thought about updating your will as you and your proposed beneficiaries get older?
November/December 2010
- Building Law News - Consequences of supplying non-compliant goods
- Building Law News - Impact of rising material costs on contracts
- Contract Law News - The new Personal Property Securities Act 2009 [“PPSA”]
- Contract Law News - Recent legislative developments in consumer contracts and consumer credit law
- Property Law News - Strata Schemes and the Duties of Managing Agents
- Property Law News - Neighbourhood Disputes: Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000
- Company Law News - Director Penalty Notices [DPNs]
September/October 2010
- Property Law News - The Supreme Court of NSW recently reconsidered the validity of By-Laws and the delegation of the functions of the Owners Corporation
- Building & Construction Law - The Role of a Superintendent Considered
- Commercial Law News - Personal Property Securities
- Succession law News - How much can you rely on a promise by someone in respect of property?
- Employment Law News - The validity of “cascading clauses” in employment contracts in respect of restraints of trade was recently considered in the case of OAMPS Insurance Brokers Ltd v Peter Hanna
July/August 2010
- Employment Law News - Restraint of trade clauses have their limits for employers and employees, so use with care
- Franchising Law News - The courts have recently considered the role of restraint of trade clauses in franchising agreements
- Company Law News - Ensure that your will truly reflects your wishes
- Property Law News - The NSW Courts revisit the law relating to forged signatures on mortgages and “sexually transmitted debt” between spouses
- Contract Law News - This case considered a contractual dispute relating to a property development
May/June 2010
- Construction Law News - Notify the Department of Fair Trading of your compliance to a CTTT Order
- Construction Law News - Get the terms of your contracts right before you start construction
- Succession Law News - Ensure that your will truly reflects your wishes
- Succession Law News - Statutory Wills are made by the court where an individual does not have the capacity to make a will
- Succession Law News - Providing for pets in your will
- Property Law News - When does the landlord have to give the tenant notice before terminating a commercial or retail lease?
- Insolvency Law News - It is vital to maintain complete, unambiguous accounts and financial records
January 2010
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- Succession Law News NSW
March 2009
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September 2008
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