Working from home presents a wide variety of challenges for business owners and directors, particularly when decision making requires a number of directors to come together. In dynamic and evolving commercial landscapes such as that being faced presently, ensuring you have an effective and efficient mode of progressing board decision making is essential. The Australian [...]
This article impacts you if you are involved in or were about to be involved in new court proceedings before the Victorian courts. The justice system continues operating as an essential service, but at this current time during the COVID-19 crisis, the following key changes have taken effect: The Magistrates’ Courts are effectively closed for [...]
Doing the rounds on LinkedIn of late reveals a plethora of information, tips and tricks for tenants and landlords alike to get through the current difficult climate. These include: recommendations for tenants in requesting rent abatement or reductions; advice for landlords on realising security upon a tenant’s default, making insurance claims and vacancy minimisation strategies; [...]
As commercial lawyers, we are asked to review a variety of commercial property leases on behalf of tenants and, just as often, asked to prepare them on behalf of landlords. A common initial question among many tenant clients is: do I really need you to review this first? Of course, you’d expect the lawyer’s answer [...]
