Retail and commercial leasing
Retail and commercial leasing
Date & time: 19 March 2025, 9.00am to 11.15am AEDT
Join this practical two-hour online introductory webinar to gain insights, strategies and essential knowledge to build the foundation of your leasing practice.
By attending this webinar, you will gain an understanding of:
- The legal perspectives when acting for the landlords and tenants
- How to interpret leases and the impact of drafting
- Significant leasing reforms, development and trends
Facilitated by:
Anthony Herro, Principal, Herro Solicitors
Feedback from past attendees:
- “Anthony Herro was a great presenter – knowledgeable but also friendly and easy to understand.”
- “Excellent delivery by Anthony Herro. Very relevant issues covered. Well done.”
- “Anthony was an excellent presenter. The 2-hour format makes it easier to stay focused throughout and one always appreciates going back to often basic matters that are discussed in a practical way.”
- “The presenter was extremely engaging and experienced, the content was very practical and more interesting than others I have been to.”
- “Great content and delivery. Very worthwhile attending.”
- “Although I am quite familiar with this field, Mr Hero made it interesting and fresh.”
At the end of this live webinar, you will earn 2 CPD points.
Course Outline
9.00am: Login and Welcome
9.05am: Essential steps when acting for landlords and tenants
- Heads of agreement
- Key commercial terms
- Does the Retail Leases Act apply?
- Checklist – Retail Leases Act
10.05am: Stretch break
10.15am: Critical lease issues
- Incentives, options, market review, refurbishment
- Demolition, relocation, disclosure statements requirements
- Agreements for lease and conditions precedent
- Trading hours, personal guarantees, turnover rent, mortgagee consent, market rent reviews
- Cost of consent, assignment provisions, releases and indemnities, breach, notices, permitted use
- Entire agreement clauses, category one costs
11.15am: Close
This live webinar is ideal for solicitors in general practice, commercial property lawyers, conveyancing specialists, senior executives of financial and property corporations, in-house counsel, lease administrators, lease managers and more.
This webinar is produced in NSW and features an NSW-based practitioner. The webinar is available to all NSW based practitioners.
Professional Skills – 1 point
Substantive Law – 1 point
If you intend to claim CPD units for this educational activity, please note that CPD activities are not accredited by the Law Society of NSW or any other equivalent local authority, with the exception of Western Australia. If you hold a practising certificate in a state or territory other than Western Australia and this educational activity extends your knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to your practice needs or professional development, then you should claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. The annual requirement is ten (10) CPD units each year from 1 April to 31 March. Some practitioners, such as accredited specialists are required to complete more than ten (10) units each CPD year.
Practitioners holding WA practising certificates are not eligible to earn CPD points for this course.
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Anthony Herro
Principal, Herro Solicitors
Anthony is one of Sydney’s leading retail lease lawyers. He acts for clients in drafting, advising and negotiating leases and in resolving lease disputes. He possesses an in-depth knowledge of Retail Leases Legislation (including the Retail Leases Act) and property law in relation to leases. He has extensive experience in all aspects of retail and commercial leasing- including complex lease negotiations and resolution of lease disputes. His articles have been published in the New South Wales Law Society Journal and on international Law Society websites.
Anthony is appointed by parties under expert dispute resolution clauses in leases to act as an expert to determine retail lease disputes. Anthony’s advice is sought by Government Ministers and Government bodies to advise on proposed amendments to retail lease legislation. Anthony actively contributes and appears at Government enquiries on retail leasing.
Please be aware that this webinar organised by the College of Law may be recorded for use on our websites, marketing materials and publications. By attending and participating in a College of Law Continuing Professional Development course, you consent to the College of Law photographing or recording and using your image and likeness and/or voice.