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 Russell Cocks 01 Dec 2017

Property lawyers often come across a power of attorney in practice and understanding the obligations of an attorney is important...

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 Jane Bentley, Joanne Randello and James Pergl 08 Nov 2017

Acting for family law clients in complex property matters can sometimes be overwhelming. To help you navigate through these elements, here is our brief guide on what to look for when identifying and valuing the pool in complex property matters...

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 Russell Cocks 01 Nov 2017

There has only been one reported decision on deposit release (McEwan v Theologedis [2004] VSC 244) and that case did not consider the “condition enuring” argument. Aurumstone v Yarra Bank Developments [2017] VSC 503 has now considered that argument...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 16 Oct 2017

Land Use Victoria's Customer Information Bulletin Issue 171 (October) is now available...

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 LIV president Belinda Wilson 30 Aug 2017

Last week, the LIV called for the state government to abandon its proposal to privatise the Victorian land registry (LTO)...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 29 Aug 2017

The State Revenue Office (SRO) advises that a number of its paper-based forms have now been replaced with online SmartForms...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 21 Aug 2017

The Victorian Government, as part of its 2017-2018 budget, announced that it will examine options to commercialise Victoria's land titles registry function...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 16 Aug 2017

Land Use Victoria advises that the following letter template is to be used where a transaction that is essentially a refinance matter will be lodged in paper...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 17 Jul 2017

A number of changes arising from the Domestic Building Contract Regulations 2017 will commence on 1 August 2017, which have necissitated some minor amendments to the Domestic Building Consumer Guide...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 10 Jul 2017

Land Use Victoria's Customer Information Bulletin Issue 167 is now available online...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 10 Jul 2017

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 05 Jul 2017

Land Use Victoria (LUV) is currently working through the creation of land transaction forms to ensure they will meet future registry and industry needs and must contact suppliers of software for integration...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 25 May 2017

In March 2017, Land Use Victoria indicated the following timelines for the transition are as follows...

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 25 May 2017

On 26 May 2017, the following requirements will come into force in Victoria: Client Authorisations required for paper conveyancing...

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 Law Institute of Victoria 18 May 2017

Land Use Victoria has announced a timetable for the transition to 100% digital lodgement, with a date of 1 August 2019 by which all transactions are to be lodged electronically...

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