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With many of us undertaking renovation works on our properties, or even purchasing a home where such work has already been done, it is important for home owners to be aware that they do have some protection for domestic building works undertaken on their homes, whether or not they engaged the builder or contractor themselves and regardless of how the builder or contractor was engaged, which, as we know, can often be somewhat informal and not generally governed by a formal contract.

Easements and Covenants affecting freehold land are the subject of a Consultation Paper published by the Victorian Law Reform Commission.  Submissions from the public have been invited and the deadline is 30 September 2010.

Aitken's partner, Rob Bradley is a member of a Law Institute of Victoria sub-committee that is examining the Consultation Paper.

Please contact him if you have any experiences or views that might assist in understanding the inadequacies of the current laws or suggest a better legal structure for the future.

Recently there have been complaints in the news from a mistress who is disputing with a well known former cricketer how much child support he should be paying.  According to newspaper reports he says he is paying the assessed amount and she says he should be paying her more. How can this happen?

The Child Support Agency has a set formula for child support payments.  It is based on a number of variables, including a party’s tax return.  It is well known that tax returns may not be the final say in how much money a person takes home.

Aitken Partners' Managing Partner and lead partner in its compulsory acquisitions team, Andrew Blogg, attended a community meeting in Victoria Street Footscray last Sunday to discuss land owners concerns around acquisition for the proposed regional rail link.