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Queensland foreign stamp duty surcharge - relief guidelines issued
Insight 03 Oct 2016

New relief guidelines have been issued on Queensland's foreign stamp duty surcharge ...

Amendments to Retail Leases Act (NSW)
Insight 09 Nov 2016

New legislation has been introduced into the NSW Parliament that if passed will make significant amendments to a number of the provisions of the existing legislation governing retail shop leases ...

Amendments to PPS lease law - what you need to know
Insight 22 May 2017

This Insight considers the effect of amendments to the Personal Property Securities regime, which are designed to reduce the PPSAs impact on the equipment hiring industry. ...

Can super really help housing affordability (and I have not asked should it)?
Insight 07 Jun 2017

The 2017 Budget included proposals intended to reduce pressure on housing affordability Two of them use the superannuation system to do so the First Home Super Saver Scheme and the Reducing Barriers to Downsizing proposal Partner Michelle Levy examines the schemes in more detail ...

The hotel window closes - no vulnerability where a contract exists
Insight 20 Oct 2014

The High Court recently overturned a NSW Court of Appeal decision that stated a building contractor owed a duty of care for pure economic loss for defective work to a successor in title to the developer of commercial premises. ...

Three things you need to know about the Greater Sydney Commission's final regional and district plans
Insight 23 Mar 2018

The Greater Sydney Commission released the final version of the Greater Sydney Plan (A Metropolis of Three Cities), as well as the final district plans for each of the five districts of the Greater Sydney Region (Western City, Central City, Eastern City, North and South). ...

Allens advises on $11 billion Metro Tunnel
News 19 Dec 2017

Allens has advised the financiers to the Cross Yarra Partnership on the successful close of the Metro Tunnel Package and related packages of the $11 billion Melbourne Metro Project. The Melbourne ...

Supreme Court of WA sends EPC contractor back to arbitration
Insight 13 Jul 2016

In Samsung CT Corporation v Duro Felbuera Australia Pty Ltd the WASC had to carefully consider the role that Australian courts play when there is a dispute over the existence and scope of an arbitration agreement ...

WA Supreme Court provides further guidance on challenging adjudication determinations made under the Construction Contracts Act
Insight 21 May 2015

The WASC has provided additional guidance on the types of errors that can lead to an adjudicators determination being quashed by the court ...

Insolvent contractors beware: principals can rely upon set-off rights when resisting claims
Insight 29 Apr 2015

The Victorian Supreme Court has provided guidance on set-off rights in the context of insolvency particularly in relation to inconsistency between provisions of the Corporations Act and security of payment legislation Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer James Waters report ...

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