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• Strategies for Safeguarding Your Business Assets (January 19, 2026)
• National Construction Code Updates for Builders & Developers (Updated December 2025) (December 10, 2025)
• Amendments to the Design & Building Practitioners Act (Updated December 2025) (December 10, 2025)
• Major Changes to Buying and Selling Off‑the‑Plan in NSW (Updated December 2025) (December 10, 2025)
• NSW Strata Short-Term Rental Accommodation Rules (Updated December 2025) (December 10, 2025)
• Stamp Duty & First Home Buyer Schemes in NSW (Updated December 2025) (December 10, 2025)
• What the Mir v Mir [2025] NSWCA 154 Case Means for You: The Importance of Clear Documentation and Planning in Family Business and Property Dealings (November 12, 2025)
• Avoiding Costly Leasing Disputes: Lessons from GPP Arundel v Basford for Landlords and Tenants (October 14, 2025)
• What the Cardaci Case Means for You: A Warning for Trustees (August 27, 2025)
• Legal Update: NSW Strata Law Reforms from 1 July 2025 (July 3, 2025)
• Why Councils May Require a Restriction on Use and Positive Covenant Before Issuing an Occupation Certificate (June 27, 2025)
• Land Tax – Unexpected Shocks for Property Owners (May 26, 2025)
• How to Sell Your House Without a Real Estate Agent: FSBO – For Sale By Owner Guidance (April 8, 2025)
• Changes to Capital Gains Withholding Regime from 1 January 2025 (March 17, 2025)
• Legal Update: Increase to Surcharge Purchaser Duty for Foreign Persons from 1 January 2025 (January 28, 2025)
• Understanding the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payments) Act (NSW): A Guide for Contractors and Subcontractors (January 8, 2025)
• Selling Property with a Pool in NSW 2024 (December 12, 2024)
• Understanding Easements and Transfer Duty in Australia: A 2024 Guide (August 21, 2024)
• Unlocking the Potential of Urban Areas with In-Fill Affordable Housing Strategies for 2024 (June 11, 2024)
• Protecting your Intellectual Property through Trademarks 2024 (May 13, 2024)
• What happens to buyers if the land purchased is smaller than shown on the plan? A 2023 Court of Appeal Case provides an insight (May 1, 2024)
• Protect Your Children's Future with Mutual Wills: Insights from PDC Law (April 2, 2024)
• The Essential Guide to Title Insurance in Property Transactions – PDC Law 2024 Update (March 1, 2024)
• Understanding Airspace Trespass and Securing Section 88K Easements (March 1, 2024)
• Builders and Developers Beware – Duty of Care for Economic Losses 2024 (February 20, 2024)
• Navigating Commercial Property Transactions 2024 (January 30, 2024)
• Using Trusts to buy a Property? Tread carefully to avoid double duty 2024 (January 23, 2024)
• Developers in NSW: Beware of failing to lodge compliant Development Applications 2024 (January 17, 2024)
• Bad Debts? 6 Steps to Preparing a Statutory Demand 2024 (January 17, 2024)
• Business Purchases: The Importance of Due Diligence 2023 (November 15, 2023)
• What is a "Cooling-Off" period in NSW? 2023 (November 5, 2023)
• What is "Repudiation" of a Contract? 2023 (October 16, 2023)
• What is Build-to-Rent? The new housing investment model gaining traction in Australia in 2023 (September 26, 2023)
• Private Lending and the National Credit Code 2009 – How are they related? (September 26, 2023)
• Legality of Recovering Costs under a By-Law (September 12, 2023)
• JOIN TEAM PDC - Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer - 3+ years PQE (August 22, 2023)
• By-laws Striking the Right Balance: the case of The Owners – Strata Plan 91684 v Liu; The Owners SP No. 90189 v Liu [2022] NSWCATAP 1 (June 26, 2023)
• Want to renovate your lot in a Strata Plan? You may need to register a by-law. (February 13, 2023)
• JOIN TEAM PDC - OFFICE ADMINISTRATION ROLE (October 15, 2020)
• Are you a Wollongong property or commercial lawyer keen on a positive change? (July 31, 2020)
• JOIN TEAM PDC - POSITION VACANT: RECEPTIONIST & ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT (July 9, 2020)
• Buying and Selling Property during COVID-19 (May 12, 2020)
• NSW has now regulated the mandatory commercial leasing code (April 26, 2020)
• COVID-19 Changes to Planning and Development in NSW (March 26, 2020)
• Post-Construction Defects: A Guide for Homeowners and Builders (October 15, 2019)
• Security of Payment Act changes commencing this month (October 7, 2019)
• Lorri Field, PDC director, awarded Regional Lawyer of the Year 2019 (August 27, 2019)
• Deconstructing Construction Certificates (and other updates) (August 14, 2019)
• Can I cut down a tree in my backyard? (August 7, 2019)
• Characterisation – The value of getting it right (August 1, 2019)
• To our property owners / developers / purchasers / vendors: changes to LRS Fees and Transfer Duty that may affect you! (July 17, 2019)
• Medium Density Fast Track Approval Code delayed again (July 14, 2019)
• Contract tenders, sharing resources and easing red tape on Council processes (July 11, 2019)
• Changes to NSW Residential Tenancy Law that will affect landlords and tenants (July 10, 2019)
• Increase in Local Court Small Claims Jurisdiction (March 11, 2019)
• NSW Planning Overhaul and Local Planning Panels (February 14, 2019)
• Laws change for off-the-plan sales (January 24, 2019)
• PEXA Rival Opens for Business (January 14, 2019)
• Landowner with short-lived win over NSW government in compulsory acquisition of property (January 14, 2019)
• Strata by-laws and short term holiday letting – New laws passed (August 21, 2018)
• What to do when there is a herd of elephants in your neighbouring unit? (November 30, 2017)
• Can I terminate my employee for an offensive social media post? (October 25, 2017)
• Independent Contractor or Employee? (October 25, 2017)
• Buying property with friends and relatives – be aware of the pitfalls! (October 5, 2017)
• Hedge rage – hard to weed out! (September 12, 2017)
• 5 tips for cultivating healthy cash flow (August 14, 2017)
• Rectification or damages – section 48MA of the Home Building Act 1989 (July 31, 2017)
• Minimum Wage Increase (June 14, 2017)
• What is exempt and complying development? (July 20, 2016)
• Can I challenge a condition of consent? (July 14, 2016)
• What does ‘characterisation’ mean and how is it relevant to the planning process? (July 14, 2016)
• What is a planning principle and how are they applied? (July 14, 2016)
• The Class 1 Appeal Process Explained (June 26, 2016)
• What is the difference between an approval and a consent? (June 25, 2016)
• Can I object to someone else’s development? (June 25, 2016)
• Building defects – what you need to know (June 25, 2016)
• Deconstructing Construction Certificates (June 25, 2016)
• When can Council come onto my land? (June 25, 2016)
• When do councils need to invite tenders for their contracts? (June 25, 2016)
• How are consents interpreted? (June 25, 2016)
• Do I have a right to the views from my house? (June 25, 2016)
• Do I always need development consent? (June 25, 2016)
• The Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 1999 – what you need to know (June 25, 2016)
• How can I get access to government information? (June 25, 2016)
• Challenging a council consent (as a third party) (June 25, 2016)
• Council has refused my development application. What can I do? (June 25, 2016)
• Can I trim a tree that hangs over my fence from a neighbour’s yard? (June 25, 2016)
• What is the difference between an LEP and a DCP? (June 25, 2016)
• What do I do if I’ve been given an order from Council? (June 25, 2016)
• Can I cut down a tree in my own yard? (June 25, 2016)
• When do I need a certifier? (June 25, 2016)
• The difference between Torrens, Strata and Community titles (June 25, 2016)