Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing (NSW) and Property Law Update
Issues covered include: Mandatory Code of Conduct, termination of leases, rent reductions, rent waivers, Retail Leases Act, Retail Trading Act
Description
On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet announced a Mandatory Code of Conduct (Code) to apply to small and medium sized commercial tenancies impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- What is the Code? Who does apply to?
- Key considerations for commercial tenants and landlords
- Analysis of the Code and NSW Government’s current position
- Termination of leases, rent reductions and rent waivers, rent reviews and other issues covered by the Code
- Recent cases involving COVID-19
- Changes to the Retail Leases Act and the Retail Trading Act and other relevant acts in NSW
Presented by Gary Newton, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Property Law; author, Conveyancing Service NSW Looseleaf, Annotated Conveyancing and Real Property Legislation, and Land Acquisition 7th Edition, LexisNexis; Best Lawyers 2019, Real Property Law, Leasing Law; Recommended Leasing Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020 and 2021 Lawyer of the Year for Leasing Law and Real Property Law by Best Lawyers and the AFR
Facilitated by Andrew Grima, Principal Lawyer, Coleman Greig Lawyers