Beck Legal is excited to announce it’s merger with Basile Pino & Co. The combined legal practice will take effect early December this year operating under the Beck Legal name. Joe Pino is delighted to be heading up the Swan Hill office which will be relocated at a refurbished Level 1, 226 Beveridge Street. Read …
Beck Legal is pleased to announce its merger with Swan Hill legal practice Basile Pino & Co. Beck Legal’s Managing Director Daniel Cole said the Beck Legal team is excited to be expanding into the Swan Hill region. “Creating a stronger connection to the Swan Hill region is a big part of the execution of …
The Commonwealth Government amended the Privacy Act (Cth) 1988 (Privacy Act) which came into effective as at 22 February 2018 to introduce the Notifiable Data Breach scheme. The NDB scheme requires entities to notify individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) about eligible data breaches. A data breach is eligible as a …
Overview The Federal Government announced a new GST withholding regime in the 2017-2018 Federal Budget which has now been passed by the Federal Government. The regime will apply to contracts of sale for new residential premises and new subdivisions which are entered into after 1 July 2018. Purchasers under these contracts of sale will now …
A fundamental part of the culture at Beck Legal is their commitment and contribution to the regional community. The Heathcote community recently received a $650,000 contribution from the Department of Education’s, Children’s Facilities Capital Program to assist with the $1.3 million build of the new Community Children’s Hub. Joining forces with Heathcote Community Childrens Services …
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Following on from the initial updates to the Building Act 1993 (the Act) introduced through the Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2017 which commenced on 23 May 2017 (see details here), a further raft of new provisions and amendments came into operation on 16 August 2017. Many of the changes which came into …
Further amendments to the Building Act 1993 commencing on 16 August 2017 Read More »
Part 1 Occupied land Unpaid rates is an issue for all Councils, and will no doubt become a more significant issue during this era of rates capping. This is a brief discussion on the complexities seen in this area and is divided into two parts, with the second part discussing deceased estates. Section 181 of …
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A roll of the dice in the High Court came up trumps for Crown in the decision of Crown Melbourne Limited v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd HCA 26. Background Two Crown restaurant tenants entered negotiations to renew their leases in early 2005. A condition of the lease, signed in November 2005, was that the …
Beck Legal is proud to announce that we are the winner of the 2017 Boutique Law Firm of the year at the 13th Victorian Legal Awards We were awarded for our professional excellence as a premium provider of legal services by firms with five principals or less for the whole of Victoria. The quality of our …
