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Dec142017
Give me more time: extending the convening period
The recent decision of Moshinsky J in Kaso, in the matter of Speedpanel Australia Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No 2) [2017]...
Dec142017
Bankruptcy Update, Take 2: Going behind the judgment
Last year we outlined the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in Compton v Ramsay Healthcare Australia...
Dec042017
Caps Lock: Online Ticket scalpers to lose ctrl under NSW Fair Trading reforms
The NSW Parliament has passed amendments to the Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) (FT Act) to outlaw ticketing software or ‘bots’ from...
Dec042017
Sue who? An insurer can now be sued directly
On 1 June 2017 the Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW) (Act) came into effect. A...
Dec042017
Legal Professional Privilege
What is Legal Professional Privilege? Legal professional privilege (LPP) is a well-established legal principle that protects certain confidential communications between...
Dec012017
Justice of the Lease: when should you register?
The practice of registering leases is not the same in all states and territories. For instance, the practice differs between...
Dec012017
Truss Issues: interpreting dispute resolution clauses in building contracts
The New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal has affirmed long standing contract interpretation principles when construing a dispute resolution...
Nov062017
Plutus Payroll Fraud: Supreme Court considers solvency of the Plutus companies
Following on from our recent news article reporting on the appointment of provisional liquidators to various companies within the Plutus...
Nov032017
AFSA: Personal Insolvency Stats (2016–17)
On 26 September 2017 the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) released its annual statistics about the causes of personal insolvency...
Nov022017
Banks not ‘a-loan’: APRA to receive supervisory powers over non-ADI lenders
July 2017 saw the Treasury Laws Amendment (Non-ADI Lender Rules) Bill 2017 (Draft Bill) being released for public consultation with...
Oct202017
Bankruptcy and overseas debtors
You might think that a debtor moving overseas or relocating prevents you from serving the debtor with a bankruptcy notice....
Oct182017
Beware the costs of an appeal
The New South Wales Court of Appeal decision in Treloar Constructions Pty Ltd v McMillan [2016] NSWCA 302, confirmed the relatively low...
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