In a recent case one unlucky unit dweller has described the sound travelling from his upstairs neighbours as being subjected to a “booming sound”, “like a herd of elephants coming down at you” and “living...
Recent decisions of the Fair Work Commission provide an interesting insight into the approach adopted by the Commission when determining if termination from employment is lawful for making an offensive post on a personal Facebook...
It is not difficult to see the benefit of the independent contractor relationship for both businesses and contractors. The contractor has the flexibility and control to charge an agreed price to complete a specific task...
Rising property prices have led to many purchasers pooling resources with friends and relatives to buy real estate. This can be a great wealth building strategy however it also has the potential to be a...
Most property owners have encountered a neighbour with overgrown trees, shadowing their property or impairing their views. Ideally a quick, friendly chat with the neighbour leads to the errant tree being pruned back to an...
As lawyers we will often come across the following quandary – a client with a quality business delivering great products and services and working all hours to make it happen. Yet somehow they don’t seem...
Exempt and complying development is defined in the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (Codes SEPP). If development is ‘exempt’, it means that no approval is required from council under the...
You can, but you need to be careful in how you go about it. If your development application has been determined by way of a consent, the council issuing the consent will usually apply conditions....
We have dealt with planning principles in some detail in our article on view loss and the right to a view. You can click hereto read that article. The Court defines a planning principle to...
Characterisation refers to the process of properly defining a use (or ‘development’) that is, or is intended to be, carried out. The process of characterisation is critical in some cases, as the permissibility of a...
