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The costs of unnecessary court applicati....
The Federal Court has recently issued a stark warning about the need for insolvency practitioners...
The ATO trumps a mortgagee – or does it.....
Many of you will be familiar with the decision in Tang & Anor v. Bassili & Ors [2011] FMCA...
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Zammit....
On Friday, the District Court of New South Wales handed down a decision with potential relevance...
Equititrust Limited v Willaire introduce....
A Queensland Supreme Court decision has introduced uncertainty over whether winding-up proceedings...
How to avoid a catastrophe for $7.40....
A stitch in time... A $7.40 outlay, and ten minutes filling in a online form, can save your...
Tasmanian tiger cited in Federal Magistr....
In the recent case of Vitek v Taheri & Ors [2012] FMCA 536, Federal Magistrate Raphael...
The costs of being improperly retained
Recent decisions such as Amir Ashrafinia v Mohammad Reza Ashrafinia [2012] NSWSC 500...
Builders owe no duty of care to owners i....
Home owners, including Owners Corporations of strata plans have seen a steady erosion of rights...
Preconditions for a payment claim ruled....
The Security for Payment Acts ('SOPA') give contractors a statutory right to follow a process...
Fraudulent Home Warranty Certificates
A builder has recently been ordered to perform community service, ordered to pay costs and placed...
In the matter of Rivercorp Pty Limited
A recent Supreme Court decision has made it clear that the ATO cannot hide behind its own internal...
Identification Legislation Amendment Act....
The Identification Legislation Amendment Act 2011 inserts sections 34 and 35 into the Oaths Acts...
Provident Capital Ltd v Bortolin Papa (N....
The recent New South Wales Supreme Court decision in Provident Capital Ltd v Bortolin Papa (No 1)...
ABW Design Case: The strict approach to....
In the recent case of Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, in the matter of ABW Design &...
Larkden v Lloyd: Costs orders made after....
Another superior court decision has made clear that costs orders made after the appointment of an...
Kassem and Secatore v Commissioner of Ta....
In Kassem and Secatore v Commissioner of Taxation [2012] FCA 152, the Federal Court dealt, fairly...
Gorst Rural Supplies Pty. Limited v. Gle....
The Victorian Supreme Court has recently determined that the appointment of an administrator the...
Reduction in regulatory compliance for l....
A number of significant amendments were enacted on 1 February 2012 which fundamentally alter the...
Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v.....
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales has potentially altered the “default...
International Art Holdings Pty. Limited....
ERA Legal recently acted in a case for Sule Arnautovic, the Administrator of the group of art...
Allen, in the matter of North East Wirad....
In the recent decision of Allen, in the matter of North East Wiradjuri Co Limited (Administrators...
Arena Management v. Campbell Street Thea....
In a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales handed down this morning, a sharp reminder...
Bruton Holdings v Commissioner of Taxati....
Readers may be familiar with the long running saga in Bruton Holdings v. Commissioner of Taxation....
Changes to Bankruptcy Act and Corporatio....
Bankruptcy – changes to advertising Under section 73 of the Bankruptcy Act, creditors may meet in...