The laws which govern commercial tenancy agreements between small retailers and landlords, including shopping centre owners, are being reviewed by the McGowan...
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As usual, a very amusing article from Robert Speirs. This time he looks at the ‘Assignment of Lease’ clause, with special attention paid to the NSW Retail...
Core trading hours are anachronistic; so says Robert Speirs. Since their introduction some years ago, shopping habits have changed, as have lifestyles and even...
Robert Speirs, a specialist in retail leases and regular contributor to SCN, looks at the recent case where the lessors claimed a payment for operating costs...
Indemnities are often the least understood clause in the retail lease. So says John Morrison. In this article, he looks at the topic and cautions both lessors...
The retail legislation in Victoria is much the same as the retail legislation in the other Australian jurisdictions. One of the main differences is that, in...
I have recently acted for a tenant in a retail lease dispute which demonstrates the ability of the legislation to deliver an uppercut when you least expect it...
The minimum 5-year term was one of the pillars of the New South Wales Retail Leases Act when it was enacted in 1994. It has now been repealed. New South Wales...
We’re often asked by retail landlords seeking security for their retail properties – what’s better: a bank guarantee, a director’s guarantee or a cash security...
We are all familiar with the frustration often created by the application of retail lease legislation and the impact that it has upon the ability of the...
Not to be outdone by the banana-benders, the NSW government has tabled the Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Bill 2016...
A recent court decision reminds us of the need for both landlords and tenants of retail subleases to be especially careful of the complexities around having a...
As we go to press, the Strata Schemes Management Act and the Strata Schemes Development Act come into effect in NSW. Although these Acts may have no direct...
You’d wonder where Robert Speirs gets his material! How can you write a critique of the Retail Leases Act and more to the point, various reviews on it, issue...
Does the turnover of a store include online purchases? It could be argued that ‘online’ purchases have nothing to do with the bricks-and-mortar store. But what...
If you think these are perfect forms of security, you are wrong! Here's the conundrum:
We’ve recently (2015) seen an Amendment Bill to the Queensland Retail Leases Act of 1994.
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Sometimes the retail legislation throws in a real curve ball, just to keep you guessing...
The concept of cooperation between parties is all about teamwork: working together in unity, collaboration, and ...
In another article in this issue, the SCCA calls for a review of lease legislation. Robert Speirs represents...
We don’t usually think of the legal profession in terms of being ‘poetic’, esoteric or emotional! But...
