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KCL Law | Australia | 1 Nov 2018
Owners Corporation update: Short-stay accommodation arrangements soon to be regulated
The long-awaited Owners Corporation Amendment (Short-Stay Accommodation) Bill 2016 was recently passed by the Victorian Parliament which will come…
KCL Law | Australia | 30 Oct 2018
Owners Corporation update: New Regulations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of owners corporations
On 2 December 2018, the Owners Corporation Regulations 2018 will come into effect. The new Regulations give effect to the Owners Corporation Act 2006…
KCL Law | Australia | 11 Oct 2018
Estate Group update: New fees for probate applications now apply
On 30 September 2018, the new Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations that set out the new fees and fee structure came into effect. What are the new fees for…
KCL Law | Australia | 17 Sep 2018
Commercial and Corporate case note: Court’s decision ‘shredz’ $2.25 million from Heinz for misleading or deceptive health claims
In the recent case Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v H.J. Heinz Company Australia Limited [2018], the Federal Court determined that the…
KCL Law | Australia | 29 Aug 2018
Intellectual Property update: New IP Court list to provide affordable IP dispute resolution
On 1 July 2018, a specialist intellectual property (IP) list was introduced to the Federal Circuit Court system with the objective of providing…
KCL Law | Australia | 15 Aug 2018
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal considers social media and text messages in decision to pay death benefit to claimed spouse
In April 2018, the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal upheld the decision of a retail superannuation fund trustee to pay a deceased member’s…
KCL Law | Australia | 9 Aug 2018
Construction and Infrastructure case note: Victorian Supreme Court quashes adjudication where Adjudicator fails to value defective work
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down its decision in Vanguard Development Group v Promax Building Developments [2018] VSC 386…
KCL Law | Australia | 28 Jun 2018
Owners Corporation update: The Equal Opportunity Act and owners corporations - Liability expanded!
In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, Her Honour Justice Richards determined that the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 has a broad application to…
KCL Law | Australia | 5 Jun 2018
Employment and Workplace Relations update: Minimum wage rates increase, effective 1 July
On 1 June 2018, the Fair Work Commission announced increases to minimum wages.The new national minimum wage will be $719.20 per week, or $18.93 per…
KCL Law | Australia | 31 May 2018
Building and Construction update: Review of the security of payment laws
On 21 May 2018, the Australian Government released the final report of the review of the security of payment laws undertaken by Mr John Murray AM with…
