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City Pacific Lawyers We provide a high level of service in commercial legal matters for businesses and individuals. The content on this page is not legal advice.

Please seek professional advice for your particular circumstances. City Pacific Lawyers enjoys a fine reputation borne of the practice's thirty years of quality legal counsel and service to individuals, SMEs, corporations and businesses across Melbourne. Driven by Director and Principal Lawyer Elizabeth Michael, City Pacific Lawyers work closely with our clients to understand their businesses, goa

ls, and commercial category's unique features. We are a legal practice that provides more than advice; our clients refer to the City Pacific team as strategic members within their management teams. We welcome your call.

Merry Christmas from all of us at City Pacific Lawyers! ๐ŸŽ„โœจWishing you a joyful, peaceful, and relaxing Christmas.Thank y...
24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at City Pacific Lawyers! ๐ŸŽ„โœจ

Wishing you a joyful, peaceful, and relaxing Christmas.
Thank you for your trust and support this year โ€” it means the world to us.

We hope this season brings you rest, connection, and happy moments with the people you love.

18/12/2025

A Christmas classic โ€” reimagined for business owners, landlords, tenants, and professionals:

โ€™๐‘‡๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘’๐‘˜ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ ๐‘†๐‘€๐ธ๐‘ ,
๐ต๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ€œ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘ ... ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’!โ€

๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’,
๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘”๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘.

๐ธ๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ฆ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’,
๐ผ๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘œ ๐น๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’.

๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’๐‘‘, ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘ โ€”
๐‘๐‘œ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘.

๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘, ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก:
โ€œ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘›๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐ธ๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก...โ€

๐ต๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ,
๐ถ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘’๐‘Ÿ.

๐ด๐‘  2025 ๐‘ค๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ , ๐‘–๐‘กโ€™๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ค:
๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘˜๐‘  ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ค.
๐ด ๐‘ ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘œ 2026 ๐‘๐‘’๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘กโ€™๐‘  ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘’.

Wishing you a smooth end to 2025 and clarity for the year ahead.
โ€” City Pacific Lawyers

๐Ÿ”” Holiday Office Closure Notice City Pacific Lawyers will close at the end of the day on Monday, 22 December, and will r...
15/12/2025

๐Ÿ”” Holiday Office Closure Notice

City Pacific Lawyers will close at the end of the day on Monday, 22 December, and will reopen on Wednesday, 7 January.

Thank you to our clients, colleagues, and partners for your continued trust this year. We look forward to supporting your business, property, and estate planning needs in the year ahead.

Wishing you a safe and restorative holiday season.

Moving overseas soon? From property and trusts to SMSFs and companies, things change once you become a non-resident. Thi...
11/12/2025

Moving overseas soon?

From property and trusts to SMSFs and companies, things change once you become a non-resident. This guide breaks down the four steps every expat should take before leaving Australia.

A little planning now can save a lot of stress later.
Check out this guide and make sure your Australian assets are protected โ€” wherever life takes you.

Letโ€™s clarify a myth that impacts tenants and landlords across Australia.Myth: Tenants always pay for โ€œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅโ€ works ...
09/12/2025

Letโ€™s clarify a myth that impacts tenants and landlords across Australia.

Myth: Tenants always pay for โ€œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅโ€ works at the end of a commercial lease.

Fact: It depends on your lease โ€” not every tenant is responsible for full restoration.

Some agreements only require basic repairs. Others demand a complete fit-out reinstatement.

Misunderstanding your obligations can lead to costly disputes and unexpected ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ bills.

Before you sign or vacate, talk to our property law team about reviewing your ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ clause and ensuring your responsibilities are clear.

Before you switch off for the holidays, take a quick moment to check these four legal essentials for your business. A li...
04/12/2025

Before you switch off for the holidays, take a quick moment to check these four legal essentials for your business.

A little preparation now can save the stress of disputes or compliance issues in the new year.

โœ… Swipe through for your end-of-year legal checklist for SMEs.

Planning an overseas move? ๐ŸŒBefore you pack your bags, make sure your Australian assets are protected.Becoming a non-res...
02/12/2025

Planning an overseas move? ๐ŸŒ
Before you pack your bags, make sure your Australian assets are protected.

Becoming a non-resident can change how your property, trusts, SMSF, and investments are taxed and controlled. Without the right planning, this can lead to unexpected costs or compliance issues.

Our latest blog explains:
โœ”๏ธ How residency changes affect your assets
โœ”๏ธ What to update before you leave
โœ”๏ธ Why you may need a local authority (like a power of attorney)
โœ”๏ธ How to avoid cross-border tax and legal problems

Moving should be exciting โ€” not stressful.
Protect your Australian assets before you go.

๐Ÿ“— Read the full blog on our website.

27/11/2025

We truly appreciate the feedback we receive from our clients. It makes us proud to know that the care and precision we bring to every matter make a real difference. ๐ŸŒŸ

One of our promises to all our clients is to work closely with you to understand your circumstances and goals. Thatโ€™s why feedback like Seanโ€™s means so much to us. It reaffirms that our approach โ€” taking the time to listen, collaborate, and deliver practical solutions โ€” is creating outcomes that align deeply with our clientsโ€™ needs.

Thank you, Sean, for your kind words and your trust in our team.

Letโ€™s clarify a myth that misleads many Australian business owners.Myth: An email as written confirmation is enough to c...
25/11/2025

Letโ€™s clarify a myth that misleads many Australian business owners.

Myth: An email as written confirmation is enough to change a commercial contract.

Fact: Not always. Most contracts require formal, signed variations to make changes legally binding.

Even if both parties agree by email, a casual exchange might not hold up if a dispute arises.

Before you make any change โ€” pricing, scope, or delivery โ€” make sure itโ€™s properly documented.

At City Pacific Lawyers, our commercial law team helps businesses update contracts correctly and avoid costly misunderstandings later.

Not every clause in a commercial lease is legally enforceable.Some may breach the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) or the Au...
19/11/2025

Not every clause in a commercial lease is legally enforceable.
Some may breach the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) or the Australian Consumer Law โ€” even if both parties signed the lease.

From unfair penalty terms to hidden costs, these clauses can expose landlords and tenants to unnecessary risk.

Swipe through to learn which clauses may not hold up and why a specialist review can save time, money, and disputes later on.

At City Pacific Lawyers, our Accredited Property Law Specialists ensure your leases are fair, compliant, and enforceable.

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