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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Over the years in my day-to-day practise as a Solicitor, my clients have shared all sorts of different urban myths that they have heard through the grapevine about Wills. I’d...
Published on August 20 2018
By Hadyn Oriti 12 July, 2018 In an effort to make our nation’s regulatory environment easier for both businesses and households, the Turnbull Government has announced a wish to reduce...
Published on July 13 2018
The onset of the ‘share economy’ has seen a number of disruptive online booking platforms such as AirBNB shake up the short-term accommodation industry and this has resulted in a...
Published on June 28 2018
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