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Quiet Enjoyment – A Landlord’s Perspective

'Quiet enjoyment' might constitute your plans for the weekend after a busy week, but it is also an express covenant that appears in most retail, commercial, industrial or residential leases to protect a tenant’s right to use the property without unreasonable landlord interference. Even if a lease is silent on this matter, it is still commonly implied unless the lease expressly excludes it.

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Residential Focus: Price Rises 2.0: From Covid To Conflict

In the month since the commencement of the Iran war, the initial impacts on fuel prices have spread to materials and labour affected by either the rise in transport costs or the rise in the cost of oil as an input in the manufacturing process.

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Lease Expired And No One Noticed? What Landlords Can Do

It is not uncommon for a lease to quietly expire without the landlord and tenant having discussed what happens next. Sometimes the tenant simply continues operating from the premises as if nothing has changed.

Australia Real Estate

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Crowley v Latitude: Can Contractors Recover Bank Guarantees Through Adjudication?

This decision reinforces two important themes in construction disputes.

Australia Real Estate

P

PCL Lawyers

Insights Into The Impact Of Insolvency Events In The Construction Industry (Podcast)

Australia Real Estate

CP

Cathro & Partners

When does the Retail Leases Act Apply?

Australia Real Estate

P

PCL Lawyers

Residential Focus: What's new for regulation in the NSW Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Data centre construction challenges and the rise of modular solutions

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

NSW Housing Pattern Book: fast-track pathway now live for low-rise

Australia Real Estate

MF

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

Integrated development – "opt-in" or a matter of fact?

Australia Real Estate

MF

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

A Blow To The Reputation Of Unconditional Bank Guarantees?

Australia Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Out of time and out of play – the new six-year limitation period for strata claims held to not to apply retrospectively

Australia Real Estate

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Geocon and Division 142 - the Full Court clarifies when overpaid GST is "passed on"

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bartier Perry

Construction Contract Damages

Australia Real Estate

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Final Pay On The Final Day: Courts' Emerging Willingness To Penalise "Technical Contraventions"

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Relations Podcast #45 – Employment Law For The Time Poor… Live!

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

NSW Fine Check: Your Complete Guide to Checking & Managing Fines in 2026

Australia Criminal

JS

JB Solicitors

Essential ESG: Episode 25 – Operating Responsibly In Conflict-affected Areas: The Role Of Grievance Mechanisms

Australia Commercial

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Insights into purchasing creditor claims in an Insolvency process with Mitch Taylor

Australia Insolvency

CP

Cathro & Partners

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Residential Focus: Price Rises 2.0: From Covid To Conflict

In the month since the commencement of the Iran war, the initial impacts on fuel prices have spread to materials and labour affected by either the rise in transport costs or the rise in the cost of oil as an input in the manufacturing process.

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Six months under the Property Law Act: what we're seeing in practice

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A clear, well-documented disclosure process on behalf of the real estate agent preserves the integrity of the sales process.

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Holding Redlich

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Residential Focus: Latest Stage Of Strata Amendments Drop

The strata reform is broadly intended to give owners in strata schemes across NSW greater trust and confidence in how strata is regulated.

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Out of time or back in play? The new six-year limitation period for strata claims

Amendments to the SSM Act extend the time limit to claim for losses from an owners corporation's failure to maintain common property from 2 to 6 years.

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Strata Wars - Why Common Property Is The New Legal Battleground

This article explores two significant legal decisions that clarify the scope of an OC's duty under section 106 of the SSMA.

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Strata reform 2025: Extended liability and contract protections explained

Australia Real Estate

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Residential Focus: Changes to strata laws – extension of section 106 claims to 6 years

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Understanding Constructive and Resulting Trusts: Key Differences and Legal Implications

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McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Residential Focus: In The Media, In Practice And Courts, Publications, Cases And Legislation

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Holding Redlich

Mortgagees exercising power of sale

Australia Real Estate

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Holman Webb Lawyers

A balancing act: New termination process for uneconomic community title schemes

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Holding Redlich

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Residential Focus: Price Rises 2.0: From Covid To Conflict

In the month since the commencement of the Iran war, the initial impacts on fuel prices have spread to materials and labour affected by either the rise in transport costs or the rise in the cost of oil as an input in the manufacturing process.

Australia Real Estate

HR

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Quiet Enjoyment – A Landlord’s Perspective

'Quiet enjoyment' might constitute your plans for the weekend after a busy week, but it is also an express covenant that appears in most retail, commercial, industrial or residential leases to protect a tenant’s right to use the property without unreasonable landlord interference. Even if a lease is silent on this matter, it is still commonly implied unless the lease expressly excludes it.

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Lease Expired And No One Noticed? What Landlords Can Do

It is not uncommon for a lease to quietly expire without the landlord and tenant having discussed what happens next. Sometimes the tenant simply continues operating from the premises as if nothing has changed.

Australia Real Estate

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Integrated development – "opt-in" or a matter of fact?

Australia Real Estate

MF

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

Residential Focus: What's new for regulation in the NSW Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Increased State Revenue Compliance Activity – What Property Owners Need To Know & Prepare For

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Out of time and out of play – the new six-year limitation period for strata claims held to not to apply retrospectively

Australia Real Estate

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Landlord risk management in Australia - legal, tenant and property risks explained

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bartier Perry

Consultation begins for NSW Government's new native title policy

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Holding Redlich

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