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
There are real risks when acting as a director on the board of a client’s company. By ELISSA BAXTER.Snapshot There are real risks when acting…
By Elissa Baxter - 2 min read
Incorporating through an offshore haven is straightforward and relatively expensive. By BEN SEWELL.Snapshot Incorporating through an offshore haven is straightforward and relatively inexpensive. There is…
By Ben Sewell - 2 min read
The Full Bench of the NSW Court of Appeal provided clear guidance on how a Court must determine a liquidator’s remuneration under the Corporations Act….
By Doran Cook and Monique Cowden - 2 min read
Performance bonds are regularly employed by parties in a vast range of commercial enterprises including, most notably, in international commerce and in property transactions. By…
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC - 2 min read
The Federal Court of Australia has revised and reissued practice notes for nine key areas, as part of the National Court Framework. By MICHAEL LEGG.Snapshot…
By Michael Legg - 2 min read
The Timbercorp HCA Decision highlights that unreasonableness will not be lightly found, but that the importance of carefully worded opt out notices remains. By JASON…
By Jason Geisker and Jessica Naimo - 2 min read
Controversy has raged in the banking industry as to whether the Code of Banking Practice, a voluntary code of conduct to which most banks adhere,…
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC - 3 min read
In the judgment of Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] HCA 28, the High Court held that bank fees are indeed…
By John Eldridge - 1 min read
Eligible persons have a right to raise a claim for superannuation death benefits. By CHRISTINE SMYTH and KATERINA PEIROS.Snapshot Eligible persons have a right to…
By Kate Boyd - 1 min read
Market-based causation as a species of indirect causation is available in an action by shareholders seeking compensation for misleading statements made to the market by…
By Gregory Sirtes SC, Anthony Lo Surdo SC and Robert White - 2 min read