Commercial, Business & Property

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Commercial, Business & Property

Articles, case notes and commentary from the Mullane & Lindsay team.

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How to determine a property settlement?

Hi, I am Ashleigh John from Mullane Lindsay solicitors. I am a director in our family and Relationship Law team. I have been working with local families for many years…
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Business Start-Up IP Essentials

When starting a new business there are a range of factors that should be considered in order to best protect the new business’ intellectual property and goodwill. There is often…
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Law Alert - Residential Building Works

1 March 2021 will mark a significant change in the residential building industry for both builders and home owners in NSW. After 1 March 2021, pursuant to the Building and Construction Industry…
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What are Deposit Bonds?

It is sometimes the case that a person will not have access to sufficient ‘cash’ funds to make payment of a deposit when purchasing property. As an alternative they may…
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What if you can’t agree on a sale price?

When a couple separate they have a lot to arrange; and for the majority they are able to do so by agreement. But sometimes there is a sticking point. In…
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Have you been Gazumped?

The real estate market is presently very brisk.  When a vendor accepts an offer, there is no binding agreement until Contracts are exchanged.  In a heated market, often before Contracts…
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Thinking of Starting an Online Business?

We are all aware of the significant impact coronavirus has had on our community over the last 12 months. However, one of the positive impacts that the Covid 19 pandemic…
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Joint tenancy or Tenants in Common

Often when a couple purchase their principal place of residence, they do so as joint tenants.  This means they jointly own the whole of the property and when the first…
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Taking the lead to support local charity helping families cope with cancer

What a good feeling to know families with children undergoing treatment for cancer at the John Hunter and Mater hospitals will benefit from our recent ‘children’s party favourties’ fundraising effort,…
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Men’s Health Week

Men’s Health Week is upon us.  Monday, 14 June until 21 June 2021.  That’s good news for us in NSW - we started the week with a holiday!   And an…
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Exercise Your Mental Health - Men’s Health Week

Physical exertion and exercise is not only of benefit to your physical health but also your mental health; improving your mood and the parts of your brain responsible for learning…
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Innovative leadership recognised for commercial lawyer

Demonstrating our strong commitment to developing future leaders, Mullane Lindsay has  promoted and appointed commercial solicitor Lachlan Page to Associate Director, responsible for Operational Effectiveness. Lachlan specialises in commercial, business…
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Circumstances are temporary, values are constant

At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 appeared from nowhere and sent every aspect of life and business into turmoil. Our national vaccination campaign offers hope, but uncertainty remains. Like many…
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Excellence recognised in three finalist nominations

As a leading and trusted legal firm we are always inspired by the calibre and commitment of our people - and there’s good reason. Two of our team members have…
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Certainty for electronic executions for companies at last!

Finally, we have some certainty around electronic executions of documents by companies with the passing of the Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Bill 2021 (Cth) which is effective from 22…
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First Home Loan Deposit Scheme Expanded

With housing affordability set to be a key election issue, the 2022 federal budget has expanded the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme which seeks to help first-time buyers get into…

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