To help Victorian leaseholders and landlords avoid disputes, new guidance has been issued about the limits on maintenance and repair costs a landlord can pass on to tenants. On 1 May 2015, Justice Garde, a Supreme Court Judge a...

On 10 June 2015, the High Court handed down a significant decision in the context of personal injury claims within South Australia.  The decision concerns the interpretation and application of Sections 33 and 53 of the Civil Liab...

Terms of proposed agreements communicated via email can unexpectedly become an enforceable agreement. A recent case in Queensland serves as a wake-up call to professionals involved in transactions for the sale of land. In Stellard...

Recently, in Parsons v Stat Bay Pty Ltd1, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ("VCAT") considered the circumstances which will warrant the dismissal or striking out of claims of concurrent wrongdoing: for want of ...

Recently, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ("VCAT") had cause to clarify the role and responsibilities of a building inspector in O'Hehir v Building Practitioners Board (Review and Regulation) [2015] VCAT 113. ...

In the recent decision of AIG Australia Limited v Jaques [2014] VSCA 332, the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria discussed the definitions of non-executive and executive directors in the context of policy interpr...