Private Clients | E-Briefs
Residential Landlords – Changes To The Act Now Apply
As you may have heard, the new provisions in the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) commenced on 1 November 2019.
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Private Clients | E-Briefs
Challenging an insurer’s decision to deny your public liability claim
A public liability insurance policy covers a business against a range of risks with the main risks being property damage or personal injury to another person through negligence or faulty workmanship.
Property & Construction | E-Briefs
Builder Home Warranty Insurance, What Can Go Wrong?
Building a house or undertaking renovations is a daunting task for most people: it is a big financial commitment ...
Business | E-Briefs
Insolvency Law Reform to Deal with Phoenix Companies
Illegal phoenixing involves creating a new company then transferring company assets from an existing company to the new company for the purposes of making those assets unavailable to creditors of the existing company...
Private Clients | E-Briefs
Selling Property 101 The Need to Know
Selling property can be a stressful and trying time. However, there are some things you can do to make the process easier for you and your family ...
Property & Construction | E-Briefs
Security of payment and project managers
This eBrief was updated 29/07/19 to cover the application of Security of Payment legislation to project management services and how it can affect you ...
Business | E-Briefs
Exposed directors – Don’t pay for company debts
Recent changes to Commonwealth legislation have extended the enforcement measures, and decreased the reporting timeframes, for a company’s superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) obligations ...
Private Clients | E-Briefs
What happens to my super when I die?
Most people assume that their Super will be paid to whoever they have left their assets to in their Will. However, this is not always the case – so be careful!
Business | E-Briefs
Insolvency Law Reform – Company Directors
Recent changes to Commonwealth legislation have significantly reformed the law relating to corporate insolvency practices, and have created new provisions designed to give greater flexibility to companies in financial distress.
Property & Construction | E-Briefs
Cash poor but asset rich: How Clubs can unlock the value in their biggest asset
Land redevelopment is an expensive proposition. In considering how to unlock the value of their land ...
Property & Construction | E-Briefs
What is community title in the ACT?
Community title is a form of land tenure in the Australian Capital Territory, which brings separate parcels of land together in a ‘community’ of land that have a shared interest or use in common land eg roads or amenities.
Property & Construction | E-Briefs
Resolving Fencing Disputes
Disputes between neighbours about the height, colour and materials used for a border fence, not to mention costs, are a frequent source of disputes between Territorians...