Cordato Partner, Business Property & Tourism Lawyers in Sydney, Australia | Property lawyer

Cordato Partner, Business Property & Tourism Lawyers

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 8297 5600

Address: Level 5, 49 York Street 2000 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.businesslawyer.com.au/

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23.01.2022 Is your rental property 'fit for habitation'? New laws for habitation standards, minor changes by tenants, early termination and smoke alarms started in NSW on 23 March 2020 Click on my article to find out more

22.01.2022 A headline in the New York Times said it all: "Passengers fell ill with coronavirus ... And the ship sailed on."

21.01.2022 I share the best article I have come across on the NSW Govt's proposal to replace stamp duty with a property tax. It's looking like it will be cheaper to opt to pay stamp duty up front than pay property tax indefinitely.

21.01.2022 What better time to market anti-virus activewear than in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic? That's what Lorna Jane, a leading Australian women’s activewear brand thought. It made three virus protection claims for its range of sports bras, tights, leggings, tank tops and gym clothes: Its anti-virus activewear prevented and protected against infectious diseases. It launched its LJ Shield exclusive technology.... It had worked for two years to develop a chemical-free treatment that when applied to activewear, protects wearers against viruses and bacteria. Trouble was, it did not realise that when making health claims, it needed to comply with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration Guidelines. To find out what happened, click on my article https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx See more

21.01.2022 Do you look at the warning signs at a beach, park or boat jetty and wonder if the signs actually protect against personal injury claims? The answer could be yes! See case study#1 boat ramps https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx

21.01.2022 A reminder - the rules against plagiarism apply just as much in business as they apply to school and university assignments.

20.01.2022 Travellers want refunds for cancelled flights, tours and cruise. The travel industry wants only to offer travel credits. This is a recipe for conflict. The Consumer Regulator (ACCC) and the Government Travel Advisory provider (DFAT) have both stepped in on the side of the traveller in these COVID-19 times. Airlines and cruise lines have altered their cancellation policies. ... But what about tour operators, travel agents, hotels and resorts? click for more #travelcancellations #travelcredits #travelrefunds

19.01.2022 Real Estate Agents Commission - Is a signed Agency Agreement always necessary? According to a recent decision in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the answer is "Not always". See this link

17.01.2022 This article is about Virgin Australian Airlines, which appointed insolvency administrators on 21 April 2020, when its debt servicing burden became unsustainable. 142 out of 144 of its aircraft were under lease or finance at the time. Usually when an airline goes into liquidation, lessors and financiers will immediately repossess their aircraft and fly them away. ... But in these Covid-19 times, the Virgin aircraft financiers were in no hurry because no one was lining up to lease aircraft. So they decided not to repossess, but to request the insolvency administrator to deliver up the aircraft engines to its facility in Florida. The administrator refused because it did not want to pay the cost of delivery. The scene was set for litigation. This article reports on the outcome.

15.01.2022 COVID-19 has wrecked your travel plans. Do you accept a re-scheduling, a credit note or voucher, or insist on a refund? click for my guide

15.01.2022 Do parents have the right to stay in the family home if they transfer title to their children to release cash from their equity? click for more

14.01.2022 The Reserve Bank has reported that buyers of new apartments in Sydney - Especially in the Eastern Suburbs, North Sydney and Leichhardt are paying a premium of 68% on top of what it costs to build & the land content. This premium is being maintained through a shortage of stock.

14.01.2022 Do you have unfair contract clauses lurking in your standard-form contracts? Don't get a rude awakening when you find they are not legally enforceable

12.01.2022 Every dog has its day - and the right to live in a strata apartment! See my article for more

11.01.2022 Be Careful is not a safety warning - just ask the Coffs Harbour Council - it cost them $750,000 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx

10.01.2022 If your real estate agent is not attracting high enough offers for your property, do you risk paying double commission if you change agents?

10.01.2022 What does a pet friendly strata by-law need to cover? Do you provide lists of animals allowed, animals not allowed, limit weights and numbers? What conditions should you impose to prevent a nuisance, hazard or loss of enjoyment? For more information. click

09.01.2022 Do you run a cash business? Cash businesses often come to grief because the partners start to fight, or because the Australian Taxation Office is on the case. In both cases, the business will be wound up and a liquidator will chase the directors personally UNLESS they take action. What action should they take? It may seem obvious but self-reporting the cash and coming to a payment arrangement with the ATO will save the business from winding up. For more, click on my article.

09.01.2022 If your flight is cancelled because of COVID-19, what are your rights? Click on my article

09.01.2022 Booking a hotel room with Trivago? If so, look around to check if the hotel room price is in fact the cheapest. For more

08.01.2022 Will Virgin Airlines have any planes left to fly? Click on my article to find out why all of their planes might disappear

08.01.2022 The Bendigo Bank - Great Southern Plantations - Loan saga has taken an unexpected turn. The Banking Code Compliance Committee has found serious and systemic conduct by the Bendigo Bank when it aggressively collected loans from investors between February 2015 and February 2019. Many were bankrupted. This exposes the Bendigo Bank to financial penalties if ASIC decides to prosecute. For more see

07.01.2022 Warning signs go together with beaches, swimming pools, jetties, boat places, theme parks and other holiday attractions. Have you ever wondered how effective the signs are? Find out in this article

07.01.2022 This article is about the two owners of the Machiavelli Restaurant who and the plan one of them had to end their partnership

07.01.2022 I find tree disputes between neighbours fascinating. But what if your neighbour is the local Council? You need to be prepared for a long and expensive fight, as my case note makes clear.

04.01.2022 Woolworths spam email fail

03.01.2022 VIAGOGO IN HOT WATER Rarely have I heard a Judge be so scathing about a party's misbehaviour as Justice Katzmann was about viagogo! This is a selection: "The representations were on an industrial scale for the relevant period." "Viagogo’s responses give it the appearance of being a company that is indifferent to the interests of Australian consumers and which prefers to elevate its own profit motives above those interests, even when on notice of the potential for harm being d...one. Viagogo’s corrective action [to change its website] was taken very late [some time after the delivery of the liability judgment] and for it was the legal equivalent of drawing teeth. Small wonder the penalty was $7 million. For more, see this link See more

03.01.2022 SHORTSIGHTED MARKETING LANDS OSCAR WYLEE IN HOT WATER Oscar Wylee, an optometry and eyewear retailer, decided to target socially-conscious consumers by promising to support charitable causes. Specifically, each time a consumer purchased a pair of spectacles they would donate a pair to someone in need. But its actions in donating one pair for every 100 pairs sold spoke louder than words. This landed Oscar Wylee in Court, and ordered to pay a fine of $3.5 million. See

02.01.2022 Digital Health and Telehealth are hot technologies during these pandemic times. HealthEngine operates Australia's largest online health marketplace and is a leader in these technologies. But its business model has hit legal hurdles in recent years. ... The first is patient testimonials, which HealthEngine doctored to make more favourable to its participating practices. The second is passing on private patient information to health insurance brokers in return for a referral fee. These practices have ceased, but a $2.9 million fine ordered by the Federal Court of Australia is causing pain. For more, click on my article:

02.01.2022 What do you do with items of furniture, clothing, kitchenware, dead pot plants and rubbish left behind by an ex tenant? click for more

01.01.2022 Never heard of company title? Find out what it is and why strata title has replaced it in most, but not all circumstances.