A court finds legal advice from a leading firm can fully mitigate penalties for contraventions of the Corporations Act.Snapshot A recent Federal Court decision found a…
By Matthew Lo - 2 min read
Recent decision indicates a shift away from the objective of using pooling orders to improve outcomes for creditors, like minimising liquidation costs.Snapshot This High Court…
By Emily Barrett, Rachel Zeng and Sivanjali Karalasingham - 2 min read
The Federal Court considers a unique fact scenario which conjures pertinent questions of law, such as what makes a judgement final?Snapshot Is a defamation claim…
By Tim Maybury - 1 min read
A guide to the bill currently before Federal Parliament and the wide-ranging reforms to Australia’s Unfair Contract Terms regime. Snapshot A bill currently before Federal…
By Ayman Guirguis, Thomas Shaw, Jessica Mandla, Mei Gong and James Gray - 2 min read
For Mardi Gras 2022, we take a look at some of the LGBTIQ+ milestones as a reminder of what has been achieved to date.Snapshot 2022…
By James Skelton, Jennifer Dawes and Georgia Burke - 1 min read
The involvement of legal professionals in money laundering and terrorism financing is a significant and increasing problem.Snapshot The involvement of legal professionals in money laundering…
By Dr Doron Goldbarsht - 10 min read
The importance of limiting retainers for property conveyances.Snapshot Recent authorities confirming that solicitors’ duties do not extend to giving advice beyond the retainer provide a…
By Lucy Williams and Milica Vukancic - 2 min read
Continuous disclosure laws – a seismic change in Australian class actions? Or a mere shift in the sand?Snapshot Continuous disclosure obligations have been the subject…
By Christine Tran and Tim Stutt - 2 min read
Declaring dividends and other lessons for company directors from Dick Smith Holdings.Snapshot The decision in DSHE Holdings [2021] NSWSC 673 provides guidance on the requirements…
By Ross Foreman, Kate Boyd and Jerome Entwisle - 2 min read
The surprising threat to life on earth and the legal and non-legal solutions we need to consider.Snapshot As space has become more ‘crowded’, space debris…
By Steven Freeland - 3 min read
What we can learn from the results of the first round of Modern Slavery reporting.Snapshot The end of the 2020 / 21 financial year marked…
By Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope and Heidi Roberts - 10 min read
Hutley and Hartford Davis share some of the practical steps directors can take to reduce the likelihood of liability arising from net zero climate change…
By Noel Hutley SC and Sebastian Hartford Davis - 7 min read
The Full Federal Court judgment that rung the death knell for the peak indebtedness rule.Snapshot A recent judgment of the Full Court has rung the…
By Michael Baltins and Georgina Overend - 2 min read