Intelligence

In the recent case of Vitek v Taheri & Ors [2012] FMCA 536, Federal Magistrate Raphael observed that a Summons...

Recent decisions such as Amir Ashrafinia v Mohammad Reza Ashrafinia [2012] NSWSC 500 (“Ashrafinia”) and Cranes ‘R’ Us Pty Ltd...

Home owners, including Owners Corporations of strata plans have seen a steady erosion of rights surrounding residential defects over the...

The Security for Payment Acts (‘SOPA‘) give contractors a statutory right to follow a process which aims to secure quick...

A builder has recently been ordered to perform community service, ordered to pay costs and placed on a 12 month...

A recent Supreme Court decision has made it clear that the ATO cannot hide behind its own internal policies as...

The Identification Legislation Amendment Act 2011 inserts sections 34 and 35 into the Oaths Acts 1900 (the “Act”) to amend...

The recent New South Wales Supreme Court decision in Provident Capital Ltd v Bortolin Papa (No 1) should bring notice...

In the recent case of Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, in the matter of ABW Design & Construction Pty Ltd v...

Another superior court decision has made clear that costs orders made after the appointment of an administrator are not provable...

In Kassem and Secatore v Commissioner of Taxation [2012] FCA 152, the Federal Court dealt, fairly brutally, with three arguments...

The Victorian Supreme Court has recently determined that the appointment of an administrator the day before a winding up hearing...