by Cameron Shaw | Jul 26, 2026
What is Company Title? Company Title was the primary legal structure for apartment ownership in NSW (and elsewhere) before Strata Title became the dominant structure after being introduced (originating in NSW!) in 1961. Strata Title as a concept spread across the...
by Cameron Shaw | Apr 30, 2024
Case Note – Sue for Specific Performance or Termination for Breach of an Essential Term – don’t get fooled that each 5% clause is the same as the next! Alexakis v Wan [2021] NSWCA 172 (11 August 2021) The decision is a decision of the NSW Court of...
by Cameron Shaw | Nov 25, 2020
NO An agent does not have a duty to disclose the existence of an AVO between a tenant and a neighbour. However, if asked about the AVO the agent cannot make misleading representations about relations between yourself and the neighbour. Pursuant to section 52 of the...
by Cameron Shaw | Oct 26, 2020
NOT FOR A RETAIL LEASE! For a retail lease to be registered the consent of the mortgagee is required. In providing consent, the mortgagee will charge a consent fee. The lessor is solely responsible for paying the full costs of this mortgagee consent fee. Hence, a...
by Cameron Shaw | May 4, 2018
Firstly, a caveat (form 08X) is a warning that informs the public that someone has a priority interest in a property, and the party that lodges the caveat is the caveator. Secondly, an individual must have a ‘caveatable interest’ to lodge a caveat. So, under what...
