COVID-19 is a difficult time for all and McDonald Legal is here to help you.During COVID-19 many purchasers will be placed under financial stress due the following reasons:Becoming stood down or being forced into unemployment.Reduced income due to reduced hours.One person in the household having a reduced income either voluntarily or through employment which causes…
The extent of Victoria’s cladding crisis is overwhelming. 2,227 individual buildings have been inspected, and 1069 have been found by Victoria’s Cladding Taskforce to have non-compliant cladding. In actuality, the total number of buildings containing non-compliant cladding in Victoria is higher, because those numbers do not include those buildings outside the remit of the Taskforce,…
In a private property sale of residential property in Victoria, the property is advertised and prospective buyers are invited to make offers to the seller or the seller’s agent, and the sale does not go to auction. For residential properties and rural properties less than 20 hectares, buyers have three business days to think about…
A Reverse Mortgage Certificate is the Certificate of independent legal advice that is often required by lenders providing Reverse Mortgage Loans or Equity Draw Down Loans. This certificate is often referred to as an Acknowledgement of Independent Legal Advice or Solicitors Certificate.Lenders require such certificates for Reverse Mortgage’s, Equity Draw Down Loans and for individuals…
On the 16th of November 2018, a landmark decision on unfair dismissal is likely to have wide ranging implications for the gig economy on what Australian Law considers to be an employee or contractor.The food delivery company Foodora placed itself into voluntary administration in August 2018 ceasing all Australian operations despite the fact it was…