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Dec212021
The importance of serving an Adjudication Application
The hard work of preparing an adjudication application does not end once you lodge it with an adjudicator. You must...
Dec092021
But he lied to me!
In Cribb v Kingsbury [2020] FCA 551, a decision of the Federal Court of Australia, the Court delivered a judgment...
Nov172021
Freezing cryptocurrency: practical considerations for the new asset class
In Australian Securities and Investments Commission v A One Multi Services Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 1297, the Federal Court of...
Nov092021
What is proper service under the Security of Payment Act?
Payment claims are an important tool available under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (‘SOPA’) to...
Nov032021
‘Naming and shaming’ – NSW Court of Appeal requires proper identification of concurrent wrongdoers
The recent case of Bingo Holdings Pty Ltd v GC Group Company Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 184 (Bingo Holdings) has...
Oct192021
Judgment creditors and the appointment of receivers: a cautionary tale
In the matter of Sirrah Pty Limited (In Liquidation) [2021] NSWSC 1274, the Supreme Court of New South Wales had...
Oct192021
Cancellation of Certificates of Title – NSW
Effective from Monday 11 October 2021, all Certificates of Title (CT) in NSW are abolished – CTs no longer have...
Sep092021
Case note: In the Matter of Antqip Hire Pty Ltd (in liq)
On 8 September 2021, Brereton JA, in In the Matter of Antqip Hire Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1122, clarified that...
Mar172021
Bankruptcy trustee sets aside s79 final property orders
Justice Loughnan ordered Mrs Hicks to pay the trustee $638,217 despite finding Mrs Hicks not to be responsible for it,...
Mar172021
Liabilities are not assignable
Liabilities may not be assigned, although they may be novated or limit assigned rights. Attempts to transfer liabilities to phoenix...
Dec162020
Challenging adjudication determinations in Court – when is an error a “jurisdictional error”?
Setting aside an adjudication determination Since 1999, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in New South Wales have gradually...
Dec102020
Offers of Compromise – shutting the door on common law principles of offer and acceptance
In the recent decision of Parke v Rubenstein [2020] FCA 1466, the Federal Court of Australia considered the relationship between...
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