Queensland have legislated the laws for the Queensland Commercial Leasing Code of Conduct for the Covid – 19 period. We have previously notified you regarding the National Mandatory Code of Conduct, which was released by the…
Changes to Commercial Leasing due to COVID-19
At this time, a lot of businesses are suffering the effects of a downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has already announced a number of changes to assist financially distressed businesses. The government has…
Can I get out this contract due to COVID-19?
The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused major disruption to the global economy at an unprecedented pace. As a result, businesses are struggling to meet contractual obligations, causing a harmful domino effect. You do not need to…
Does your Body Corporate Act Reasonably?
The High Court of Australia was recently asked to consider the age old question of ‘what would a reasonable Body Corporate do?’ The matter of Ainsworth v Albrecht related to a motion proposed by a lot…
Terminating Under The Finance Clause
Buyers under residential property Contracts need to exercise caution before seeking to terminate under the Finance clause. Clause 3 in the standard REIQ residential Contract has a notorious reputation as a ‘get out of jail free card’…