More on disclaimer of a lease – part 2
Author : Samuel Hopper SC - 07-09-2012
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Standard of repair under s 52 of the RLA 2003 and repudiation by a landlord
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Retail tenant wins VCAT fight but gets nil damages and an adverse costs order
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Epping Hotel Pty Ltd v Serene Hotels Pty Ltd decision – the profits method and consideration of supplementary report approved
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Is a student accommodation business a retail premises lease under the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)?
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A significant VCAT decision for rental determinations under the RLA
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Willmott appeal dismissed – landlord’s Liquidators may disclaim leases
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Issuing in VCAT without mediating at the Small Business Commissioner – proceedings ‘in the nature of an injunction’
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Notice of Minister’s decision about the Retail Leases Regulations 2013 (Vic)
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Landlords’ right to call on a bank guarantee before a dispute is determined
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Updated statutory information brochure on Small Business Commissioner’s website
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When a landlord can resist the exercise of an option by a retail tenant
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How does a court determine whether the negotiations for a lease have ceased and agreement has been reached?
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Mark Brennan appointed as inaugural Federal Small Business Commissioner
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Recovery of the cost of essential safety measures and s 251 of the Building Act part II
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Recovery of the cost of essential safety measures and s 251 of the Building Act
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Article in thenewlawyer.com.au about uniform national Torrens System legislation
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Deputy President MacNamara of VCAT appointed as a County Court Judge
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Article in The Age on the impact of online trading on retail shopping centres
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New Ministerial determination excludes New Zealand companies from the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) – Part II
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New Ministerial determination excludes New Zealand companies from the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)
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Relief from forfeiture III – Lontav Pty Ltd v Pineross Custodial Services Pty Ltd [2011] VSC 278 (Hargreaves J)
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Summary judgment for possession easier under Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) – Dattner v Wharton [2011] VSC 610
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Relief against forfeiture II – Lorgenredlich Pty Ltd v Cappadona (Retail Tenancies) [2011] VCAT 1668
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Relief against forfeiture – V & O Princi Pty Ltd v Prestige Holdings Group Pty Ltd & Anor [2010] VSC 627
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Some comments on the new disclosure statement under the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)
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Multi-scheme leases. Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2011] VSC 242
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Relief would not have been granted in any event – Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2011] VSC 242
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Exercising an option out of time: Weemah Park Pty Ltd v Glenlaton Investments Pty Ltd [2011] QCA 150 (24 June 2011)
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“Reasonable time” in a s 146 notice – Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2011] VSC 242
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Termination of leases and relief from forfeiture – Lontav Pty Ltd v Pineross Custodial Services [2011] VSC 278
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Is the breach capable of remedy? Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2011] VSC 242
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Part 2 – Cross-referencing error in s 62 of the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)
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Timbercorp Almonds decision – BOSI Security Services Limited v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited & Ors [2011] VSC 255
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Proof of events of default and an overarching breach? Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2011] VSC 242
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The compensation requirement in a s 146 notice. Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2011] VSC 242
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Validity of s 146 notices? Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd
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Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd & Ors – enforceability of maintenance obligations
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Primary RE Ltd v Great Southern Property Holdings Ltd – are purported forestry rights in fact leases?
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Business records provided to assignee – s 60(1)(d) of the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)
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Cross-referencing error in s 62 of the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)
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Can the costs of repair and maintenance be recovered as an outgoing?
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The danger of WorkSafe notices when repair and maintenance is required
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Section 146 notices, relief against forfeiture and ss 601FS and 601FT of the Corporations Act
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The Limitation of Actions Act and contribution claims under the Wrongs Act at VCAT
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Ongoing issues with VCAT’s jurisdiction and the length of VCAT’s lists
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A lease is not retail unless it is ‘open to the public in the required sense’
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Double win for the Tigers and a win for tenants in the Court of Appeal
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Comments on and a summary of the new Regulations extending and amending the CTRS
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Challenging rental determinations because the valuer did not provide ‘detailed reasons’
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Practice Note - The High Court has refused special leave to appeal the CB Cold Storage case
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Practice Note - Contents of notice of default under s 27 of the RLA 2003
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Ministerial Determination overseas listed companies and their subsidiaries
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A new practice for listing trials in the Building and Property List at VCAT
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Should a tenant seeking an injunction to restrain re-entry be required to pay disputed arrears into a trust account?
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Another interesting case about s 35 of the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)
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A default notice is not void if it fails to allow for abatement of rent – but what is a tenant to do if the abatement is disputed?
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An interesting VCAT decision about the operation of s 28 of the Retail Leases Act 2003
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Repaint and re-carpet clause is not a keep in repair clause and therefore, not contrary to s 52 of the RLA 2003 … or is it?
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The Supreme Court has held that caps ARE permissible in retail premises leases
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Setting off a damages claim when the lease contains a ‘no deductions’ clause
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Landmark decision about exit fees and rent charged to dead residents in over-55s land lease communities
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Application of the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) to leases of 15 years or more: LFRACM INC v Halski Pty Ltd [2025] VCC 1506
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What happens if a tenant renews a retail premises lease when the Act no longer applies?
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Can restricting the permitted use prevent the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) from applying? Two recent decisions and an upcoming CPD
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