There is now significant, legislated relief for commercial tenants who have been affected by COVID-19. In summary: Mandatory rent relief in proportion to degree affected ; half waived, half deferred No adverse action can be taken against tenants Landlords to pass on benefits – eg land tax, council rates) No…
Half of Australians don’t have a Will. Ideally, you will keep your will up to date as your circumstances change – specifically, if you partner, marry, divorce or separate; have children or grandchildren; if your spouse or beneficiaries die; or if you have a significant change in financial circumstances. We…
Banking royal commission: How do you protect parents who are going guarantor without killing small business? The short answer is that you ensure that the parents get proper independent legal advice before they go guarantor. We routinely give this advice to parents considering giving a guarantee for their children’s home…
Kruse Legal is walking again this year in the 10th Anniversary Walk for Justice 2018 on Tuesday 15 May. This annual walk by the legal community raises funds for Justice Net. JusticeNet SA provides free legal assistance for hundreds of disadvantaged South Australians annually. They partner with an extensive network of…
The Advertiser has written about National Advance Care Planning Week 2018. We were not surprised to read that “85% of people die after a chronic illness, not as a result of sudden event“. This is in line with what we advise our clients. That it is very likely that your…
The wave of cyber attacks and email scams on conveyancers continues – now in Queensland. However, this article “Queensland law firms lose millions to hackers in ‘highly sophisticated’ email scam” from the Brisbane Times is misleading in two important respects. Firstly, it is not the conveyancers or the solicitors that have…
If you were unable to speak for yourself, who would you want to speak for you? And more importantly, what health care decisions would you want them to make? Plan for tomorrow | Live for today.Putting a plan in place is about being heard even if you were unable to speak…
More than 300,000 Australians may have had their personal information exposed in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal As a long time user of Facebook, I can’t say that this surprises me. Facebook has always had the motto “move fast and break things”. Over the years this has resulted a predictable…
This new cyber fraud as reported by ABC News : “With more Australian home buyers falling victim to sophisticated cyber scams stealing their deposits and life savings, more needs to be done to protect the public from hackers, legal and conveyancing industry members have said.” Regulator should take proactive role…
A new cyber crime warning is being reported by SA’s peak body for Conveyancers : “In the last 48 hours three (3) cyber crime frauds have occurred affecting South Australian conveyancing clients. This has resulted in an estimated loss to clients of around $1.3 Million. The AICSA is urging conveyancers…
