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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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On a Proper Construction Issue 13: The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) and How it Will Affect Your Construction Projects

In November 2020, the WA Parliament passed the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) (Act). The Act will take…

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Changes to Compensation and Heritage provisions under the Planning and Environment Act 1987

Compensation on Land Reserved for a Public Purpose – Previous Uncertainty Part 5 of the Act, specifically sections 98 and…

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