Insurers’ liability to third parties: CGU Insurance Limited v Blakeley & Ors
At issue in CGU Insurance Limited v Blakeley & Ors was whether the liquidator of a company was entitled to join an insurer to proceedings for…
Shelf orders: where limitation periods are not what they seem
High Court in Fortress affirms that shelf orders need not identify a particular transactions or party. By SIMON GALLANT and BLAKE O’NEILL. Snapshot High Court in Fortress affirms that…
The good, the bad and the ugly: pre-pack arrangements and phoenix activity for SMEs
This article considers the line between legal pre-pack arrangements and illegal phoenix activity for insolvent small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). By BEN SEWELL. Snapshot This article…
Identifying concurrent wrongdoers: the proportionate liability regime in practice
Given the reach of the proportionate liability regime, it is imperative that practitioners are able to identify when the regime applies, and to whom. By…
The latest from the High Court: February 2015
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By THOMAS HURLEY.Key decisions Kuczborski v Queensland [2014] HCA 46 Wellington Capital…
The grim life of tenants living in the Willmott Forest
Liquidators appointed to a landlord company can now disclaim a registered lease. This could result in tenants being treated unfairly, and precludes tenants from protecting…