by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 21, 2020 | Commercial, Employment
In these unprecedented times, when many businesses have had to make the incredibly difficult decision to close their doors as a result of COVID-19 or restructure the operation of their businesses altogether, both employers and their employees are seeking answers as to...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 20, 2020 | Commercial, Property
The Victorian State Government has announced that it will be introducing legislation to deal with leasing during the COVID-19 pandemic and will be providing support to Landlords in the form of land tax relief and deferrals. The Victorian Parliament will be sitting on...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 19, 2020 | Property
Since our last article the National Cabinet has met several times to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on commercial and retail Landlords and Tenants noting that a significant number of businesses have closed due to Government regulations and the COVID-19 pandemic. Code...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 19, 2020 | Commercial, Property
The sudden disruption of infectious disease COVID-19 to business has led to increasing enquiries from Landlords and Tenants about how to deal with their Lease obligations. We are advising our Landlords and Tenants to review their Lease obligations and attempt to...
by Riordan & Riordan | Oct 24, 2018 | Commercial
Insolvent trading A director has a duty to prevent a company from trading while insolvent. A director will fail in this duty where they are aware, or a reasonable person in a similar position would be aware, that the company is insolvent and incurs a debt at that...