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Building & construction Extension of time claims: everything turns on the notice In most building contracts, written notice within the period the contract fixes is a condition of the extension — not a formality. Read

Building & construction HIA building contracts in NSW: what the form actually requires of you The form creates the entitlement, and the form's own notice period takes it away. What HIA contracts require of a builder, and when. Read

Building & construction Payment claims and payment schedules: what the reply has to say Security of payment runs on business days, and the payment schedule fixes the argument — reasons left out of it are usually gone. Read

Building & construction Practical completion and the defects liability period Practical completion starts the defects liability period and ends liquidated damages — and whether it has been reached is often the real dispute. Read

Commercial & retail leases Options to renew: exercised exactly, or not at all An option is a right that has to be exercised exactly as the lease says. A day late, or in the wrong form, and it can simply fail. Read

Commercial & retail leases The retail lease disclosure statement, and what happens when it is late Disclosure is the first thing a retail lease asks a landlord to do, and the first thing a tenant should check. Late disclosure has consequences. Read

Conveyancing What a strata report actually tells you Minutes, levies, the capital works fund and the by-laws — what the records reveal, and the signs worth stopping for. Read

Wills & estates Your super does not pass under your will Superannuation sits outside your estate, so a will cannot direct it. A nomination — or a direction to your executor — can. Read

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