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Key Points for a Prospective Tenant’s Consideration Before Signing a Retail Lease

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Taking out a lease on business premises will be one of the most significant decisions that a business needs to take. As such, it is important to understand what is being taken on and properly investigate the property and lease documents before committing.

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How Can I Safeguard the Inheritance I Intend to Leave to a Vulnerable Beneficiary?

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What can be done if you are concerned about how one of the proposed beneficiaries of your will cope with an inheritance? This could include individuals with addiction or money problems, or a child with special needs.

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Does Living with Dementia Preclude the Possibility of Making a Valid Will?

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When a person makes a Will, or changes an existing one, they have to understand what they are doing for it to be valid. This is the essence of testamentary capacity. For a century and a half, the benchmark test for having the mental capacity to make a valid Will, in common law jurisdictions such as NSW, has been based on the nineteenth-century English case Banks v Goodfellow (1870). Banks concerned an individual who suffered delusions but whose Will was held to be valid because the delusions did not interfere with his ability to comprehend what he was doing when he made his Will.

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As a Commercial Landlord On-Selling Gas and Electricity to a Tenant, Are You Sure your Services Charge is Enforceable?

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The National Energy Retail Law (NERL) regulates the sale of gas and electricity, though with variations in different States. A landlord, on-selling power to tenants, have to hold either an authorisation or an exemption under the NERL. These are not necessarily automatic.

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Proving Your Damages Claim in a Construction Project

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Construction disputes often revolve around delays. Delay cases are complex and expert opinion is often sought to provide evidence. But if the expert evidence from each party is contradictory, where is the Court to turn?

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