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There is an increasing number of disputes emerging between commercial landlords and tenants over whether their lease agreements are subject to the Retail Leases Act, particularly in relation to those outgoings which are not recoverable from the tenant under the Act. Litigation Lawyer, Graham Egan looks the recent case of Grand View Trading Pty Ltd v SJV Properties Pty Ltd.

Litigation lawyer Graham Egan outlines the serious risk faced by all self-represented litigants is not knowing what they don’t know about the law or the process until it’s too late to do anything meaningful about it.

An Enduring Power of Attorney is a legal document that allows you to appoint another person to make financial and personal decisions on your behalf. As this document directly impacts your future care and financial matters, it is essential that it is correctly prepared in accordance with legal requirements.

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Property Lawyer Michelle Oh looks at the recent changes to the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding, and what this means for sellers and buyers in the Australian property market.

Australian Consumer Law (ACL) contains protections for prospective employees against false or misleading representations made during the recruitment process. It is critical that employers are aware of this, and how to avoid falling foul of the law, as Anthony Sangster Robles explains.

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Mitchell Zadow, Managing Principal and Accredited Commercial Law Specialist, reviews a recent case where the Full Federal Court rejected the Australian Taxation Office's long-standing position on how unpaid trust distributions should be treated for tax purposes.

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Administrative errors and dormant policies can no longer be blamed for the intentional underpayment of wages and other entitlements. Employment Lawyer Anthony Sangster Robles takes a look at Section 327A of the Fair Work Act which rings in serious legal consequences for directors, managers and shareholders found in breach.

The final article in our three-part series on Legal Professional Privilege (“privilege”) provides some useful tips for ensuring that the privilege in your legal advice and in the material created for and by your lawyer for the purposes of providing legal advice, is protected from inadvertent or deliberate disclosure and thus waiver of the privilege.

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A new 7.5% short stay levy applies to short-term accommodation bookings in Victoria — find out how this impacts you, who pays for the levy, and how to avoid penalties. Property Lawyer Coco Yu explains.

When is legal professional privileged waived? A seemingly straightforward question! And the simple answer is - when the holder of the privilege acts in a way that is inconsistent with the communication remaining confidential. However, when it comes to the law, the answer is not always clear-cut, as Associate Principal Caroline Callegari explains.

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The end of year Christmas party can sometimes test the boundaries of acceptable behaviour and it is important for your team to remember that these are work events.

Wills & Estates Lawyer Julian Liu explains what happens when probate is granted in Victoria, where the deceased held assets interstate.