When is repayment not really repayment? And can accepting money preserve a breach? Shao forces practitioners, and the courts, back to first principles.
By John Gooley - 2 min read
Rukhadze underscores the strictness of fiduciary accountability and signals little appetite for reform in either the UK or Australia.
By Theresa Power - 2 min read
A simple conveyance unravels after a trust structure is missed, revealing how section 18(3) and Revenue Ruling DUT010v2 can trap unwary practitioners.
By Michaela Schmidt - 1 min read
Conflict is not limited to obtaining pieces or categories of confidential information. It can include familiarity with a party’s strengths and vulnerabilities – its ‘litigious…
By David Sachs - 2 min read
Proprietary estoppel requires a plaintiff to assume that an interest in property will be granted but not always that a ‘particular legal relationship’ existed. By…
By Madeline Bow and Lorri Field - 3 min read
Robert William Fischer & Ors v Nemeske Pty Ltd & Ors considers the extent to which a change in ownership of trust assets is necessary when…
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC - 2 min read
The Legal Profession Uniform Law and Rules commenced in New South Wales and Victoria on 1 July 2015. By CHELLY MILLIKEN.
By Chelly Milliken - 1 min read