Council secures convictions for illegal tree removal in Epping
The Land and Environment Court of NSW has fined a property developer and demolition contractor a combined total of $155,000…
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Can parties contract out of limitation periods in the Limitation Acts?
What happened? In Price v Spoor [2021] HCA 20, a mortgage contained a term whereby the mortgagor effectively agreed not…
Combustible cladding: Melbourne apartment residents ordered to evacuate building – steep fines for non-compliance
Why were the residents ordered to evacuate? In the wake of the Lacrosse building fire in November 2014, combustible external…
HWLE Super Wrap-Up – 20 July 2021
Welcome to our HWLE Super Wrap-Up for July 2021. In these newsletters we aim to bring you all the legal…
Poole v Zagar – tempering career aspirations
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers were instructing solicitors in the decision of Poole v Zagar & Anor [2021] ACTSC 140 (Poole). Key…
New COVID-19 Regulation affecting Retail and Commercial Leases during Greater Sydney Lockdown
Commencement and Overview The Retail and other Commercial Lease (COVID-19) Regulation 2021 commenced on 14 July 2021. The new regulation has the…