Meet the team - Neville Parsons

Neville Parsons is a Senior Lawyer at Donovan Oates Hannaford, who brings extensive experience in corporate governance, risk management, APRA Prudential Standards & Regulations and strategic planning, plus business management and compliance experience to the...

Published on November 30 2020

Neville Parsons joins Donovan Oates Hannaford

The Partners and staff of Donovan Oates Hannaford have welcomed Neville Parsons to the firm as a senior lawyer and a director as of September 30, 2019. As one of...

Published on October 08 2019

Exercising Options In Commercial Leases

A recent Queensland Court of Appeal case raises some interesting issues surrounding the valid exercise of an Option Lease for commercial premises. In Tripple A Pty Limited v Win Television...

Published on April 16 2019

Retail Lease Act – Traps for the Unwary

The Retail Leases Act 1994 was designed to protect tenants of retail shops from the unconscionable exercise of landlords’ powers. Landlords and tenants adapted to the changes introduced in the...

Published on February 13 2019

Tightened Conveyancing Laws Protect Off-The-Plan Buyers

Buying property off-the-plan can be fraught with financial and contractual risk, particularly if you don’t have a comprehensive agreement in place that protects you from the major pitfalls that can,...

Published on January 30 2019

Men in Business - August 2018

As seen in the Men in Business feature in Port Macquarie Focus Magazine, August 2018. If someone is planning to sell their business, what are some of the key legal...

Published on January 23 2019

Women In Business - March 2018

As featured in Women in Business feature, Port Macquarie Focus Magazine - March 2018. Describe how you got started with Donovan Oates Hannaford. Jaclyn: We often visited Port Macquarie from...

Published on January 22 2019

NSW Fair Trading Introduces Direction for Consumer Complaints

Consumer complaints lodged with the Department of Fair Trading have previously represented long-winded and potentially expensive processes that drag on through courts or tribunals. The cost and inconvenience to participants...

Published on January 15 2019

Security of Payment Act Reforms

The NSW Government is currently seeking public and stakeholder feedback on proposed reforms to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (Act). The Building and Construction Industry Security of...

Published on September 13 2018

Self-Managed Super Fund - The Sole Purpose Test is Tested

One would not ordinarily choose to take on the Commissioner of Taxation without being well and truly prepared for the consequences. Well, recently, one Mr Benson did precisely that and,...

Published on September 06 2018

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