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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for the December 2023 quarter today (for the period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023). Both landlords and tenants may wish to: check their leases to see whe
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Welcome to the final Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review of the year! In this festive edition, we bring you summaries of: the P&E Court’s power to grant a stay in an appeal about an enforcement notice concerning alleged vegetation
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As winter descends, it’s time for our second Quarterly Case Review for the year. Special Counsel Gemma Chadwick and Partner Sarah Macoun have prepared a read for a cold day, summarising some interesting Court decisions about: minimum lot sizes
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The Queensland Government is moving closer to the introduction of a seller disclosure regime for the sale of land in Queensland. The new laws, once passed, will result in a change in direction from a 'buyer beware’ approach to a proactive seller di
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The recent decision by the Hong Kong High Court in Re Gatecoin Limited [2023] HKCFI 91 (Gatecoin) recognised cryptocurrency as property in that jurisdiction for the first time. Importantly, Hong Kong is not only a common law jurisdiction, but a globa
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for the March 2023 quarter today (for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023). Both landlords and tenants may wish to: check their leases to see whether
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In our first Quarterly Case Review for 2023, Partner Sarah Macoun and Special Counsel Gemma Chadwick in our Planning and Environment team cover four interesting cases. The points covered are novel and topical ranging from: The 'hot button
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In keeping with the Western Australian State Government’s commitment to deliver net zero emissions by 2050, changes to the Land Administration Act 1997 (LAA) are set to accelerate the development of proposed renewable energy projects in the State.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for the December 2022 quarter today (for the period 1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022). Both landlords and tenants may wish to: check their leases to see w
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We’ve kept things short and sweet in our final Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review for the year. If you’re on the wind down to holidays, or already enjoying a break, this edition has just a few morsels to round out the year. In this ar
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Water, or the lack of it, is increasingly becoming an issue in our drying climate, particularly where intensive agricultural activities are being pursued. In Britza and Shire of Gingin [2022] WASAT 58 (Britza) the Applicant commenced review proce
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for the September 2022 quarter today (for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022). Both landlords and tenants may wish to: check their leases to see wh