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Apr142015
Enforcing an accepted offer of compromise
The Federal Court judgment in Linke v TT Builders Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 11 serves as a useful reminder of parties’ obligations to...
Mar302015
Imputed trust? High Court allows appeal and overturns Victorian Court of Appeal
In Korda v Australian Executor Trustees (SA) Ltd [2015] HCA 6, the High Court unanimously allowed an appeal and overturned...
Mar302015
Statutory Demands for Undisputed Portions of Debt
Exercising caution is important when a creditor considers issuing a creditor’s statutory demand for payment of debt. This is because...
Mar302015
Final report on the review of the PPSA
The Final Report on the Review of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) has been tabled in the Senate....
Mar242015
The Master’s waste of time – remuneration revisited
Many readers will be aware of the controversial Supreme Court decision in AAA Financial (No. 2), which gained the profession’s...
Mar232015
Proposed changes to Foreign Investment Review Board applications
The Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) and Australia’s foreign investment policy regulate the framework of foreign investment in...
Mar232015
Statutory demand for part of debt
A new decision has clarified creditors’ rights where part of a debt is disputed. As is common knowledge, if a...
Mar182015
Sunset clauses and the shadow of further regulation in property development
Late last year, the NSW Government passed an amendment to the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) (the Conveyancing Act) to provide protections to...
Mar162015
Till bankruptcy do us part
The bankruptcy of your spouse does not mean that all is lost for you and your family. Upon a declaration...
Mar132015
Federal Court confirms assets purchased with exempt bankruptcy income still vest in trustee
Earlier this week the Federal Court made clear that assets purchased by a bankrupt from his or her exempt income vest automatically...
Mar122015
Be careful what you say in public
The long running battle between Alan Jones, 2GB and Muslim spokesperson Keysar Trad seems to have finally come to a...
Mar102015
Proposed changes to the Australian Standards General Conditions of Contract
Public comment on the new draft General Conditions of Contract close in a matter of weeks. The new standard, AS11000,...
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