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COVID-19 Update | Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations | 5 May 2020
On 1 May 2020 Victoria passed the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (Regulations) to implement the modification of laws relating to certain retail leases and non-retail commercial leases and licences.Code not incorporatedDespite the National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct — SME Commercial Leasing Principles during COVID-19 (Code)…
COVID-19 | Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020
Below is a summary of the Regulation. What does it do? The object of the Regulation is to give effect to the Code and particularly to: prohibit and regulate the usual enforcement rights of landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic period; andrequire landlords and tenants to renegotiate the rent and other terms of retail, commercial and…
COVID-19 | Witnessing the execution of documents during the pandemic
What’s news in New South Wales? The Electronic Transactions Amendment (COVID-19 Witnessing of Documents) Regulation 2020 (NSW) The COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW) included a regulation-making power in section 17 of Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW) (the Act) to provide for altered arrangements for the signature, witnessing or attestation…
Swaab’s Property, Planning & Projects team ranked in Doyles Guide 2020
Once again, our Property, Planning and Projects (PPP) team has been named as a Recommended firm in the Doyles Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms – NSW, 2020. This award recognises firms practising within the areas of transactional, leasing and development property matters in the NSW legal market who have been…
UPDATE #2 COVID-19 | Swaab Business Continuity | 25 March 2020
As the crisis continues to unfold in Australia, we have made the decision that from Thursday 26 March 2020 our entire workforce (including partners) will work remotely. We are very fortunate, that as far as we are aware none of our people have contracted Covid-19. We are committed to providing an excellent…
UPDATE COVID-19 | Swaab Business Continuity | 17 March 2020
Over the past few weeks, with the escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak, we at Swaab have taken precautions to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of our people, clients and visitors. As the crisis continues to increase in Australia, we have made the decision that from Monday 23 March 2020 we…
International Women’s Day 2020 #EachforEqual — Helen Kowal
What privileges or challenges do you stereotypically and generically face in your area of work? Having worked primarily in the area of construction and strata law for the past decade, it has become abundantly clear that the construction industry is stereotypically ‘male’. The majority of builders, developers and expert building consultants…
World’s Greatest Shave 2020
On Friday night we assembled our hero hairdressers at the Swaab Salon to banish the 9 – 5 hairdo to colour, style and shave hair for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave Event 2020! A massive thank you to all the superheros who took the plunge and got involved on the…
International Women’s Day 2020 #EachforEqual — Mary Digiglio
How has Swaab been so successful in achieving gender diversity in a profession that has struggled for so long? The success of Swaab has been built on our culture. Our firm has a history of gender diversity, having being led by females. The female leaders have influenced our firm’s long history of promoting…
Final Touches being made on New Building Laws: What you need to know
Partner, Helen Kowal is featured in the Commercial Property Guide on 26 November 2019 to provide insight about the new layer of rules and regulations which is about to be added to the business of constructing new buildings, and designers, builders and architects are being advised to familiarise themselves with…