Comments for Sam Hopper Barrister

Comment on Disclaimer of a lease by a landlord’s liquidator – Growers granted special leave to appeal by Newsflash – High Court grants special leave to appeal in Willmott Forests – disclaimer of leases | Carrie Rome-Sievers, Barrister

Sat, 11 May 2013 05:08:49 +0000

[…] on Austlii. However my friend and colleague Sam Hopper has posted a very useful update on his blog here. Also the parties’ summaries of argument are available online here (scroll down to the table […]

Comment on Disclaimer of a lease by the landlord’s liquidator – part 2 by Disclaimer of a lease by a landlord’s liquidator – Growers granted special leave to appeal | Sam Hopper Barrister

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:03:07 +0000

[…] the Court of Appeal’s decision is subject to a High Court appeal. However, while the appeal is pending, the decision remains good law. For the implications of the decision for tenants, have a look at the discussion here; […]

Comment on New disclosure statement – Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) by Notice of Minister’s decision about the Retail Leases Regulations 2013 (Vic) | Sam Hopper Barrister

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:49:50 +0000

[...] existing disclosure statement creates difficulties for assigning tenants (see an earlier post here). An assignors’ disclosure statement has been foreshadowed in the new Regulations. It is [...]

Comment on New disclosure statement – Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) by Jolene Barbe

Jolene Barbe — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:21:46 +0000

Excellent work once again. Thank you.

Comment on New disclosure statement – Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) by Submissions on the proposed Retail Leases Regulations 2013 and the Regulatory Impact Statement are invited | Sam Hopper Barrister

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:05:20 +0000

[...] One of the interesting issues being considered by the Department is whether there will be a different disclosure statement for assignors of a retail lease (for further discussion on this topic, see an earlier post here). [...]

Comment on Retail Leases Amendment Bill 2012 by Updated statutory information brochure on Small Business Commissioner’s website | Sam Hopper Barrister

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:17:19 +0000

[...] The brochure has recently been updated in light of the recent amendments to the RLA 2003 (discussed here and here). [...]

Comment on Retail Leases Amendment Act 2012 (Vic) commences tomorrow by Updated statutory information brochure on Small Business Commissioner’s website | Sam Hopper Barrister

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:17:16 +0000

[...] brochure has recently been updated in light of the recent amendments to the RLA 2003 (discussed here and [...]

Comment on Mark Brennan appointed as inaugural Federal Small Business Commissioner by Steve Simpson

Steve Simpson — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:59:41 +0000

Fantastic appointment for Mark and industry as a whole. He will bring commercial common sense to the table as he always done. Congratulations Mark.

Comment on Willmott special leave to appeal application filed by Newflash – Willmott Forests investors mount High Court appeal | Carrie Rome-Sievers, Barrister

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:47:48 +0000

[...] The Australian Financial Review article is here, and credit must go to my friend and colleague Sam Hopper for noting this development; his post is here. [...]

Comment on Disclaimer of a lease by the landlord’s liquidator does not extinguish the tenant’s property by Willmott special leave to appeal application filed | Sam Hopper Barrister

Willmott special leave to appeal application filed | Sam Hopper Barrister — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:11:27 +0000

[...] For more discussion on the decision, refer to earlier posts here and here. [...]