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Melbourne Airport Rail Link Update

Rail Projects Victoria (“the Authority”) has now commenced contacting landowners, tenants and business owners who are likely to be affected by the Melbourne Airport Rail Link (“the Project”). Within the Authority’s correspondence, representatives of the Authority are offering to meet with anyone who is likely…
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Ownership change at Aitken Partners

Andrew Clarke

Melbourne based law firm Aitken Partners is undergoing an ownership change that reshapes its future as it pushes towards its 100th anniversary. The new ownership is entirely from within and comprises 5 new Principals across the spectrum of the firm’s practice areas. The new Principals…
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The Liquidator and the Financier – Who gets the Ferrari?

Paolo Tatti

Aitken Partners is proud to have been involved in a win for liquidators Richard Rohrt and Stephen Dixon in the Federal Court of Australia. In May 2020, a Warrant under section 530C of the Corporations Act 2001 was successfully obtained on behalf of the liquidators.…
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Recent Guidance on the Practicalities of Mothership Proceedings

Alex Nicol

Sam Merrylees

Last year, we wrote an article about The Benefits of Boarding the Mothership which involve a plaintiff, generally a liquidator, issuing a single proceeding in respect of multiple claims against multiple defendants, such as unfair preference claims. At the time of writing that article, there was…
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Seminars back at Aitken Partners

Aitken Partners hosted two seminars on Thursday 20 May, the first part if the Business Law Breakfast Series covering, Property and Business in the COVID Normal, and the second for a growing Chinese and Australian-Chinese client base (后疫情时代商业地产投资展望). The video for the Property and Business…
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Justice for Victim of Elder Abuse

The recent case of McFarlane v McFarlane [2021] VSC 197 (23 April 2021) is an example of elder abuse and the remedies available for undue influence and unconscionable conduct. Background On 26 November 2015, Judith McFarlane signed a transfer of land, gifting her home at…
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Yan Yean Road- Stage 2 Update

Ebony Roach

The Minister for Planning has now considered the Inquiry and Advisory Committee’s report, the Environmental Effects Statement (EES) and public submissions for the Project. The Minister has released their assessment and concluded that the Project can proceed. The Minister has also endorsed the design plans…
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Daniel Black joins the Best Lawyers™ list for Australia

Andrew Clarke

Daniel Black is now rated by Best Lawyers in Australia for his work in Wealth Management / Succession Planning, he joins Jodylee Bartal, Rob Bradley, John McCombe and Stephen Curtain on the list. Aitken Partners is pleased to announce that 5 lawyers have been included in…
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West Gate Tunnel landowners owed compensation for works under their property

Andrew Clarke

There has been a lot of discussion recently in the Victorian newspapers - The Age: Dozens of property owners fight for West Gate Tunnel compensation & The Herald-Sun: Andrews government, homeowners gear up for legal fight over tunnelling plans - about the compensation to landowners whose…
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Electronically witnessed wills are here to stay – for good?

Jack Conway

The Victorian Government has recently enacted sweeping changes to the way Wills and many other documents can be witnessed in Victoria. The new laws, passed on 23 March 2021, now allows Wills to be signed electronically and witnessed via audiovisual link, and come into effect…
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It is a great time to purchase Alpine Property

Now is a great time to purchase an alpine property as there are currently stamp duty savings on both commercial and industrial property and residential property.Commercial & Industrial PropertyThere are stamp duty concessions available if you entered into a contract to purchase commercial or industrial…
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Suburban Rail Loop Update

On 20 December 2020, the Minister for Planning declared the works proposed for Stage One of the Project as public works requiring an environment effects statement (EES), including community consultation and an independent panel review to inform the Minister’s Assessment and decision-making.The Stage One alignment…
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What is a lease Disclosure Statement?

A lease Disclosure Statement (DS) provides a summary of the major commercial terms of a retail lease.The DS must be provided by the Landlord (or its leasing agent) to the Tenant of the retail premises at least 14 days before a lease is entered into/the…
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4 New Principal Lawyers for Aitken Partners

Andrew Clarke

Aitken Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of 4 new Principal Lawyers – Lizia Lim, Jonathon Lean, Paolo Tatti and Natasha Ozolins – effective 1 January. The firm now has 17 Principal Lawyers, with 8 of those being appointed in the past 12 months.…
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The effect of Capital Gains Tax in Family Law Proceedings

When parties to a marriage or a de facto relationship separate and adjust property interests between them they will either retain, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets they have accumulated during their marriage. As a result, taxation issues can arise in many family law…
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