COMMERCIAL LEASES – TENANT’S (LESSEE’S) PERSPECTIVE

COMMERCIAL LEASES – TENANT’S (LESSEE’S) PERSPECTIVE

If you are an existing tenant of commercial premises, it is important to be familiar with the terms and conditions of the lease and know what your statutory rights are if the Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995 (SA) (“Act”) applies.  Whilst there are a few...
COMMERCIAL LEASES – LANDLORD (LESSOR) PERSPECTIVE

COMMERCIAL LEASES – LANDLORD (LESSOR) PERSPECTIVE

Do you own commercial premises which you lease out or have you recently purchased commercial premises with the intention of leasing them out?  If so, here are the main issues you need to consider with respect to your obligations as a lessor of commercial premises in...
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES REGISTER

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES REGISTER

On 30 January 2012, a little over a year ago, the Personal Property Security Act 2009 (“the PPSA”) came into effect.  On that day, the ‘Personal Property Securities Register’ (“the PPSR”) was switched on for the first time to become the national ‘one stop shop’ for...
FAMILY (DIS)TRUSTS: THE TRUE COST OF FAMILY DISPUTES

FAMILY (DIS)TRUSTS: THE TRUE COST OF FAMILY DISPUTES

Christmas.  ‘Tis the season to be jolly and a time for peace, goodwill and family.  Right?  Hopefully, but not always. It seems that Christmas, despite all its good intentions, also has the uncanny ability to unearth latent family disputes that have laid dormant for...
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