Litigation
Contesting a Will? Know your rights
Dealing with a death of a friend or family member is one of the most difficult challenges with which we are inevitably faced.
May 14, 2019
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Purchasers enjoying their Sunset: Key Amendments to the Sale of Land Act 1962 (Vic)
The Sale of Land Amendment Bill has recently been re-introduced into the Victorian parliament and it contains several important amendments.
March 28, 2019
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A note from DE Directors Simon Exley and Steven Dangerfield
We’re quickly approaching the Easter break for 2019, and wanted to touch base with you to share some news about the professional and personal developments at Dangerfield Exley.
March 27, 2019
Litigation
Alert: Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme Explained
The Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, which applies to eligible data breaches that occur on or after 22 February 2018, is an amendment to the Privacy Act 1988 (the Act). It incorporates a mandatory data breach
September 11, 2018
Property
Help! My apartment is leaking! Who’s liable?
Water has an uncanny ability to find its way into all sorts of strange places. In a residential apartment block, water damage may arise either from one lot to another or from the common property into a lot.
August 22, 2018
Property
Get this caveat off my title!
Lodging a caveat can be a strategic way of forcing one’s hand to address an issue involving another person’s
August 8, 2018
Property
Property surveys: Six things you must know
A detailed property survey is essential to find out important details about a house and the surrounding land that it sits on. A property survey clearly shows the boundaries of the property, the lot size and property description.
August 3, 2018
Litigation
Help! I need to set aside a default judgment
If it has been established that judgment has been entered against the Defendant and that person now wishes to have it set aside.
July 16, 2018
Litigation
Help! The Sheriff wants to take my property
Sometimes, the first time a person (Defendant) will be aware that there is a default judgment against him/her is when the Sheriff turns up at the door.
July 2, 2018
Litigation
Trouble with your builder? Introducing DBDRV
Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria (DBDRV) is an independent government agency that helps resolve domestic (residential) building disputes.
June 20, 2018
Property
Ready for the new GST legislation?
The new regime requiring purchasers to withhold GST for supplies of new residential property has been passed by Federal Parliament and will come into effect on 1 July 2018.
June 6, 2018
Commercial
Commercial tenants: Are you paying unnecessary costs?
Until recently, industrial tenants have entered into leases that are not governed by the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Act).
May 21, 2018
Commercial
Are you prepared for FY2018?
The end of the financial year is a great time to review your positioning and ensure your finances, business obligations, legalities and property matters are sorted
May 18, 2018
Litigation
Speaking freely: “Without Prejudice” explained
The phrase “without prejudice” is commonly used by lawyers and non-lawyers during commercial verbal negotiations or seen on legal correspondence.
May 9, 2018
Property
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way: Property distribution
When making your Will it is important to consider how your beneficiaries receive what you intend to give them.
April 24, 2018