Retail Leases Act Updates

Since the Victorian economy has reopened last month albeit with some restrictions still in place, our office has seen a marked increase in the..

The Retail Leases Amendment Act 2020 (Vic) came into full effect on 1 October 2020. It creates significant change to the way retail premises are leased..

• The Victorian Government has extended the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme (the Scheme) until the end of this year.
• The relevant scheme period now..

On 20 August 2020, the Victorian Government made a number of announcements pertinent to commercial property owners and landlords.

Earlier this year we reported on a VCAT hearing wherein VCAT determined that a tenant was able to repudiate a lease based on the failure by the..

Retail Leases Update

Supreme Court Determines: Retail leases cannot exit the Retail Leases Act during their term.

The Retail Leases Amendment Bill 2019 is before the Victorian Parliament and should be passed in the coming months, with effect expected from October 1^..

We thought that you may be interested in a recent case at VCAT concerning a purported guarantor to a retail lease.

We thought you may be interested in a recent case at VCAT, Chantelle Enterprises Aust Pty Ltd v Sangster-Greenwood (Building and Property) [2019] VCAT..

We thought you may be interested to know of a recent VCAT hearing which is of relevance to allcommercial property landlords.