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Commercial Leases – Covid-19 Emergency Response Declaration 2021
Contact: Mark Poretti In response to the COVID-19 lockdown across the ACT, the ACT Government recently introduced the Leases (Commercial and Retail) COVID-19 Emergency Response Declaration 2021, which provides the framework under which COVID affected businesses and not-for-profit organisations can negotiate the terms of their commercial leases with their landlords. The Declaration re-introduces the requirement […]
The Importance of Vendor Warranties
Contact: Mark Poretti In most business sales, the humble vendor warranty is often overlooked and understated in its value to the purchaser. This is despite the significant consequences if a vendor breaches these warranties (e.g. termination of contract and damages). In this article we review the importance of vendor warranties and how a tailored approach […]
Why having a Will and Enduring Power of Attorney are Essential?
Contact: Mark Poretti Why a Will and Enduring Power of Attorney are Essential? Our Partner Mark Poretti recently discussed the importance of having a Will and Enduring Power of Attorney with Financial Planner, Luke Smith from Envision Financial who also has a regular radio show on 2CC, for a podcast on Strategy Stacker. Wills A will is a […]
The New Normality – The impact of COVID-19 on Law:
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the way businesses operate and consequently, businesses have had to adapt to a ‘new normal’. At Trinity Law, we specialise in four broad areas of our business consisting of Commercial and Business Law, Property Law, Commercial Litigation and Small to Medium Enterprise. While Trinity is one firm, each […]
COVID 19 Commercial Leasing – Code of Conduct
Contact: John Irvine The Federal Government has now released the Code outlining the mandatory relief landlords are to provide their affected SME tenants and which is about to be passed into law by each State and Territory … Minimum relief to be provided Landlords must offer tenants a proportionate reduction in rent payable in the […]
Tracking Company Directors to Combat Phoenixing Practices
Contact: Mark Poretti On 1 October 2018, Treasury announced a suite of proposed reforms to the multiple business registers currently administered by the Federal Government. Amongst these reforms, Treasury has included an amendment to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) introducing a “Director Identification Number” requirement (DIN Scheme). The DIN Scheme is the latest Federal Government […]
Penalty rate reductions in the Hospitality and Retail Sectors
Contact: Mark Poretti On 23 February 2017, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision reducing some of the penalty rates for Sunday and public holiday work in the hospitality and retail sectors. The decision is part of the FWC’s four yearly review of modern awards which has already seen changes […]
