Remember the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)?  We used to talk about it a lot in the good old days … … anyway, reminiscing aside, in a welcome break from all things COVID-19 in the world of commercial and retail tenancies, the Retail Leases Amendment Bill 2019 (Vic) passed the lower house of Victorian Parliament on 4 June […]

On 2 June 2020 I presented a seminar on the Code, the Act and the Regulations for the LIV that has been made available to subscribers to this blog. My colleague David Lloyd also spoke about the impact of COVID-19 on other real estate transactions, so you guys might be interested that too. I have […]

The Victorian Government has published a guidance note that addresses some of the key areas of debate arising out of the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (Regulations) and the Act and Code that preceded it. A copy of Victoria’s commercial tenancies relief scheme: Policy guidance on eligible participants and documentation requirements is available here: Guideline. It is […]