You may be liable for more than the cred....

Jun 6, 2016

Directors should beware, the credit limit you nominate on a trade application does not necessarily limit what you’re liable for as the guarantor. In Crane Distribution v Yang, Crane Distribution (trading as Tradelink) (Tradelink) entered into a credit agreement...

Residents prevail over Council’s staunch....

Jun 2, 2016

ERA Legal has successfully represented the owners of a property in a matter against the Northern Beaches Council (previously Pittwater Council) in circumstances where a building certificate was sought retrospectively in relation to modifications carried out to...

Are ASIC making corporate governance eas....

Jun 1, 2016

Accountants, liquidators and company directors should be aware of ASIC’s new corporate governance resource.  The new website resource aims to assist Australian company directors and officers in adopting good practice of corporate governance. Corporate governance is...

Starships are meant to fly! Administrato....

May 30, 2016

When voluntary administrators are appointed to companies with complex corporate structures or business operations, the time afforded to them by section 439A(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth.) (the Act) to prepare their report to creditors (439A Report) and to...

Really wigging out

May 27, 2016

As we reported in our April piece, Wigging Out, from 1 May all Judges in the Victorian Supreme Court ceased wearing wigs, but barristers were still reportedly permitted to wear wigs. Vine has now reported that a Supreme Court Judge has taken objection to barristers...