by Riordan & Riordan | Aug 24, 2020 | Property
The Victorian Government has announced that there will be an extension of the ban on evictions and rental increases except in certain circumstance (which are not yet specified). Whilst the legislation is yet to be passed and the specifics yet to be clarified, it...
by Riordan & Riordan | Aug 16, 2020 | Property
Foreign purchaser additional duty provisions were introduced by the Victoria State Government in 2015. The effect of these provisions were that where a foreign natural person, foreign corporation or foreign trust buys residential land (and potential residential land),...
by Riordan & Riordan | Jun 2, 2020 | Property
The Victorian Small Business Commission (“the VSBC”) has now released a series of FAQs to act as guidelines to assist with understanding and interpreting the operation of the COVID-19 Leasing Regulations in Victoria. The FAQ’s address numerous issues which our clients...
by Riordan & Riordan | May 19, 2020 | Property
One of the fundamental duties of directors is to ensure a company does not trade while insolvent. During this COVID-19 period, directors may find themselves at risk of breaching this duty while at the helm of financially stressed businesses. The Corporations Act...
by Riordan & Riordan | May 19, 2020 | Property
Following on from our previous publications, the Victorian Government finally released the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”) for the purpose of implementing temporary measures for landlords and...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 27, 2020 | Property
The Victorian Parliament passed the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (Act) on 23 April 2020 to enable, (amongst other things), the creation of regulations reflecting the Mandatory Code of Conduct (Code) created by the National Cabinet. The regulations...
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...
