Publications & News

On 1 July 2026, the most significant package of consumer-protection reforms in a generation commenced under the Building Act 1993 (Vic), as amended by the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Act 2025 (Vic). The First Resort Home Warranty Scheme has replaced domestic building insurance, rectification orders are now part of the Building and Plumbing Commission’s […]

Victoria’s WFH laws delayed! Victorian Premier, Ben Carroll announced yesterday that the right to work from home in Victoria has been pushed back from its originally planned commencement date of 1 September 2026 until 1 July 2027. The proposed reforms would have given eligible Victorian employees a statutory right to work from home 2 days […]

What is the case about? This case concerned a claim by two former renters against their Owners Corporation for the theft of audio-visual equipment from their private storage unit in the building’s common property carpark. The applicants sought $28,000 for the stolen equipment, $6,872 in relocation costs, and reimbursement of their VCAT application fee. The applicants’ case […]

A significant win for a client of our firm this week. Melbourne accountant Nick Perrett, turned a $250,000 investment in fintech start-up Symple Loans into a $6.4 million payday after the business was acquired by Latitude Group for $200 million. Mr Perrett’s former business partners took him to court, arguing they were entitled to a […]

Changes to Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) laws took effect from 1 July 2026. We have set out below what this will mean when you work with us or engage us. CLICK HERE to view the Law Institute of Victoria’s brochure which provides additional information on AML/CTF. WHAT IS CHANGING The AML/CTF regime is […]

What is the case about? The dispute concerns the apportionment of expenses between Owners Corporations in a large residential development with 5 Owners Corporations. The applicant lot owners contend that costs have been unfairly allocated to Owners Corporation No. 1 (“OC1”) when the 4 limited Owners Corporations are receiving a benefit for which they are […]

What is the case about? This was an interlocutory application brought by the applicant seeking orders to restrain a Law firm from continuing to act as solicitor on the record for the respondent, Owners Corporation, in substantive proceedings in which he seeks orders for the appointment of an administrator or, in the alternative, a return […]

Part 2 In Part 1 of this series, we covered the Security of Payment reforms that took effect on 15 April 2026. Those changes are already in force and apply broadly across active construction projects in Victoria, subject to transitional provisions. But they are only part of the story. Alongside the Fairer Payments Act, further […]