by Kinneally Miley Law | Oct 26, 2016 | Hide From Homepage, News
26 October 2016 From 12 November 2016, Federal laws which make so-called “unfair terms” in standard form consumer contracts legally unenforceable will be extended to apply to small businesses as well. Previously, these laws only applied to contracts where the...
by Kinneally Miley Law | Oct 26, 2016 | Hide From Homepage, News
26 October 2016 In July, we updated you on a case that was awaiting the High Court of Australia’s decision. The case concerned a promise by a landlord that a tenant would be “looked after at renewal time”. The High Court has handed down its decision and confirmed that...
by Kinneally Miley Law | Jul 25, 2016 | News
26 July 2016 It is all too common for landlords (or managing agents) to make promises to prospective tenants in the hope of encouraging them to enter into a lease, without those promises ever making it into the signed lease. Last week, the High Court of Australia...
by Kinneally Miley Law | Jul 12, 2016 | Hide From Homepage, News
18 July 2016 It is common for businesses seek to advance their interests by transacting with persons with whom they have no pre-existing relationship. This often means there is a limited foundation of trust, where substantial finances may be at stake. For years,...
by Kinneally Miley Law | Jun 25, 2016 | Hide From Homepage, News
18 JULY 2016 It has been reported that the construction industry accounts for 20 to 25 per cent of all insolvencies in Australia. So when the Federal Government recently proposed new laws aimed at making legally unenforceable clauses which allow contracts to be...
by Kinneally Miley Law | Jun 25, 2016 | Hide From Homepage, News
18 JULY 2016 It is all too common for landlords (or managing agents) to make promises to prospective tenants in the hope of encouraging them to enter into a lease, without those promises ever making it into the signed lease. One such case was recently heard by the...