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A paper by Gary Bugden OAM. April 2021. Preliminaries 1. Coverage In this paper I will consider: what we mean by a “fiduciary”; how to determine if a fiduciary relationship…

This article was written by Justine Nguyen of our Melbourne office and published on our web site on 14th November 2024. In this critical test case, VCAT made a ruling…

The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2024 (the “Amendment Bill”) has been passed in the Parliament on 24 October 2024 and is awaiting assent. The Amendment Bill will make several changes…

Question: How can I ensure that all owners in our townhouse complex consider the potential consequences of unsuitable stair repairs, especially when only a limited number of units are directly…

  A recent QCAT decision by His Honour DJ McGill SC has reopened the door for applications to change CSLEs. If there has been a change to your legal rights,…

1 August 2025 will mark the advent of important new real estate laws in Queensland. All applicable legislation, and approved forms, have now been released, and so there is now…

Question: The selling agent approved two patios in our new building when they were the only committee member. The patios are now causing a nuisance to other lots. Was the…

A heart-breaking, cautionary tale for strata managers and owners corporations emerges from the decisions in SafeWork NSW v Chris Darby Strata Pty Ltd [2024] NSWDC 360 and SafeWork NSW v…

The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has completed its review of the future of embedded networks in NSW. It recently published its final report. The NSW Government introduced…