Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Property: Renewing a lease

Paul Nunan 01 Dec 2020

The Retail Leases Amendment Act has substantially altered the process to be followed by landlords and tenants.

Real Property

Family Law judgments

Robert Glade-Wright & Craig Nicol 01 Nov 2020

Husband fined $54,000 for buying $180,000 of cryptocurrency in breach of an injunction

Courts Family Court Judgment Practice & Procedure Real Property

Property: Cladding solution limited

Harriet Warlow-Shill 01 Nov 2020

The cost of rectifying combustible cladding will vastly exceed the $600 million Cladding Safety Victoria has to work with, meaning most owners corporations will be out of pocket.

Real Property

Property law: Concealment and sale of land

Philip Barton 01 Oct 2020

Non-disclosure inducing a sale of land, not involving s32 statements, attracts civil litigation and the Sale of Land Act 1962 as amended in 2019 criminalises knowing concealment of material facts with the intention of inducing a sale.

Real Property

LPLC: Establishing identity

Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee 01 Oct 2020

A mortgagee is required to take reasonable steps to verify the identity of a mortgagor.

Practice & Procedure Real Property

Property: Regulations on pools to impact practitioners

Anne Nielsen 01 Oct 2020

There are new requirements and issues to consider when acting for a vendor or purchaser of real estate that includes a swimming pool or spa.

Real Property

LIV expresses concerns re inclusion of law firm reference on Land Use Victoria documents

Property and Environmental Law Section 30 Sep 2020

The LIV has written a letter to the Land Use Victoria & Registrar of Titles expressing concern regarding the elimination of payment by cheque...

Conveyancing Real Property

Property and Environmental Law Section - September Newsletter

Property and Environmental Law Section 23 Sep 2020

The September edition of the Property and Environmental Law Section Newsletter is now available...

Environment Real Property

Conference to explore year of change for property lawyers

Karin Derkley 27 Aug 2020

Property Law Conference attendees will hear about how the upheavals of the past year could bring about a shift in how property law operates in the future...

Real Property

Property and Environmental Law Section - August Newsletter

Property and Environmental Law Section 06 Aug 2020

The August edition of the Property and Environmental Law Section Newsletter is now available...

Environmental Protection Real Property

Property: The need to observe good faith

Peter Lowenstern 01 Aug 2020

Don’t launch into an explanation about the legal concept – instead, tell your client what they need to do in COVID-19 residential tenancy negotiations.

COVID-19 Real Property