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A new approach to duty to repair and maintain A recent decision contradicts the legal view for the past 20 years on claims for damages by lot owners against their…

First Byte Unfair terms and conditions will not be tolerated under the consumer watchdog’s unfair contract term rules. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has chalked up its first…

Have you revised your terms and conditions of trade yet? if not you could find yourself with ineffective trade conditions due to recent changes to legislation. Contact us to find…

The NSW Government announced on Tuesday 23 February 2010, that  it will introduce legislation to create a Relationships Register making it easier for committed unmarried couples to access legal entitlements…

On the 17 June 2010 the NSW Parliament passed the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (the 2010 Act), which is due to commence in January 2011, and repeal the current 1987…

The University of Western Sydney has recognised the involvement of our Principal Mal Zraika with the Parramatta Community Justice Clinic along with other Parramatta based law firms at a ceremony held on…

The NSW State Government and the Opposition have after six years of lobbying by the NSW legal profession through the Law Society of NSW, finally proposed and agreed on amendments…