The Dilapidations Protocol (to give its abbreviated name) is a code of practice to which all commercial landlords and tenants must have regard prior to issuing court proceedings for damages for items of disrepair existing at the premises at the end of a commercial tenancy. Given their exposure ...
Pre-actionprotocolshaveattractedinterestinAustraliaasawaytopromoteaccessto justice,efficiency,proportionality,theutilisationofalternativedisputeresolutionand culturalchange. Apre-actionprotocolisessentiallyaseriesofstepsorrequirementsthatapotential litigantisrequiredtoundertakeinanefforttoresolveadisputewithoutrecoursetothe ...