Article by Nicholas Graham When your house build does not go to plan With supply chain issues and difficulties for builders to effectively program construction works becoming the new norm, it is imperative that builders and building owners alike are familiar with the circumstances that clients can cool-off on their building contracts. What happens after…

An article by Graham Hall South Australian commercial landlords should be aware of this practical self-help remedy to recover rental arrears from a defaulting tenant – the right to distrain. COVID-19 has not made life any easier for many commercial tenants and a landlord may find themselves with a defaulting tenant from time to time…

As the nation opens from COVID, with property investment and development on a high, and recent indicators reflecting low levels of small business collapses; lawyers are experiencing an upsurge in contractual disputes from the construction industry and small business in particular; with the expectation disputes and litigation will continue to rise well into next year.…

Property investors are finding new and innovative ways to maximize their return on their investments. One strategy which we are seeing used more often recently is a ‘fund-through’ transaction. A fund through is a transaction where a property owner secures construction finance for a development from an investor who will take over ownership of the…

With proposed changes to the existing Security of Payment Legislation now tabled in Parliament, all building and construction contractors are being encouraged to plan in advance of the changes that are designed to bring South Australia in line with other jurisdictions. Commercial & Legal Partner Nicholas Graham indicated it is essential “domestic and commercial building…

For those previously concerned about the impacts of the recent Land Tax Reforms, the COVID-19 crisis put those concerns aside whilst we all had to deal with something more serious.  Now that the short-term effects of COVID-19 seem to be ending, the much anticipated Land Tax Reforms have commenced practical operation from the 1st July…

The strategic response to the increasing spread of COVID-19 is rapidly evolving in Australia and overseas to protect the community and those most vulnerable.  Almost all of us will be impacted in some way as the restrictions have an inevitable economic cost and there remains prevailing uncertainty while the virus is uncontained.  One thing we…