Security for costs and non-resident plaintiffs
What is security for costs? It is a fact of life that plaintiffs and defendants in legal proceedings represented by lawyers will…
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Corporations and defamation
Several high-profile Australians have become embroiled in defamation cases in recent months. A publication about a person communicated to a third party is…
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Home owners: what to do about defects
It seems a straightforward arrangement, a builder is contracted to build a residential building. They build it and hand it over to its…
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Important news for small business new laws offer protection against unfair contracts
In Brief The landscape for small businesses in Australia is changing. Throughout 2016, those of you looking to the future…
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Can I write an article about my business competitor?
In Brief In the course of doing business, you are not allowed to engage in misleading or deceptive conduct. But…
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Claims made by a person deprived of land title by fraud
In Brief In Australia, we use the Torrens system of land title. It is a central tenet of the Torrens system…
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Practice note: Approval of provisional liquidator’s remuneration
In Brief In the Matter of CB Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 913 is a recent decision of Justice Black which…
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Extending a convening period before it expires — relevant principles
In Brief The administrator of a company under administration must convene a meeting of the company’s creditors within the convening period set out…
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Corporations and defamation
Several high-profile Australians have become embroiled in defamation cases in recent months. A publication about a person communicated to a third party is…
Read more
Home owners: what to do about defects
It seems a straightforward arrangement, a builder is contracted to build a residential building. They build it and hand it over to its…
Read more
Important news for small business new laws offer protection against unfair contracts
In Brief The landscape for small businesses in Australia is changing. Throughout 2016, those of you looking to the future…
Read more
Can I write an article about my business competitor?
In Brief In the course of doing business, you are not allowed to engage in misleading or deceptive conduct. But…
Read more
Claims made by a person deprived of land title by fraud
In Brief In Australia, we use the Torrens system of land title. It is a central tenet of the Torrens system…
Read more
Practice note: Approval of provisional liquidator’s remuneration
In Brief In the Matter of CB Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 913 is a recent decision of Justice Black which…
Read more
Extending a convening period before it expires — relevant principles
In Brief The administrator of a company under administration must convene a meeting of the company’s creditors within the convening period set out…
Read more