News - Equilaw Solicitors

26 May 2020

Equilaw Breaks The 1,000 PEXA Transaction Milestone!

About Equilaw, Latest News, Property, Sales of Business

Equilaw Breaks The 1,000 PEXA Transaction Milestone! Equilaw Solicitors was an early adopter of the online real property transaction service known as PEXA, an online property exchange network, for playing a leading role in bringing property transactions online and assisting peers in the network. Equilaw is now one of very…

17 May 2020

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Witnessing Documents Online – A New Age

Community, Will and Probate

Witnessing Documents Online – A New Age In response to the COVID-19 crisis the NSW Government has amended the Law in NSW to allow for the electronic witnessing of documents such as Wills, Powers of Attorney, Statutory Declarations and Affidavits. Under the new rules a witness may watch a person…

11 May 2020

By Equilaw

Auctions and House Inspections Resume

Community, Property

Auctions and House Inspections Resume! It has been announced that traditional property inspections and onsite auctions will resume from Saturday, 9 May. The guidelines issued by the NSW Government require that social distancing of 1.5 metres is maintained, numbers entering premises are controlled and that contact details for all persons…

08 May 2020

By Equilaw

COVIDSafe App and your Privacy

Community, Criminal Law, Latest News

COVIDSafe App and your Privacy As you are no doubt aware the Federal Government has released a downloadable App, COVIDSafe, for importing onto mobile phones. The object of the App is to alert us if we spend time in the close presence of somebody who has been diagnosed with the…

02 Apr 2020

By Equilaw

Court Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic

Community, Latest News

Court Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic For those who have matters presently before Courts or Tribunals should, by now, have been given notice of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon your matter. If not below is an outline of the various Courts and Tribunals responses to COVID-19 thus far. NSW…

01 Apr 2020

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Police Powers on Public Gatherings

Community, Latest News

Police Powers to Enforce Restrictions on Public Gatherings and Movement On Tuesday, 31 March 2020 new laws came into effect in New South Wales. Under the Public Health Act 2010 the NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research has issued the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order…

30 Mar 2020

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Federal Government Assistance for Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Community, Latest News

Federal Government Assistance for Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic The Federal Government has announced a number of measures designed to assist individuals through the economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many income support recipients who are receiving payments from Centrelink will receive an extra $550 a fortnight for…

25 Mar 2020

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Federal Government Assistance for Businesses

Community, Latest News

Federal Government Assistance for Businesses As your business faces an uncertain environment with the COVID-19 impacts you will likely have questions about the range of Government assistance recently announced and your eligibility to access it. Your business can request deferral of outstanding tax and superannuation guarantee obligations. If you have…

23 Mar 2020

By Equilaw

Equilaw Response to COVID-19 and Our Commitment to You

About Equilaw, Community, Latest News

Equilaw Response To COVID-19 And Our Commitment To You Following the overnight Government announcement that all non-essential services are to close for an indefinite period, we at Equilaw are taking this opportunity to assure you that our office remains open and our team is committed to providing you with the…

02 Mar 2020

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Home Building Warranty Claims – Your Rights

Conveyancing, Property, Renting

Home Building Warranty Claims – Your Rights At Equilaw we have noticed that a significant number of properties built around the Muswellbrook and Scone areas over the last decade are showing significant and worsening structural defects. Even if you were not the original purchaser or builder you may have rights…