Important news for small business new laws offer protection against unfair contracts
In Brief The landscape for small businesses in Australia is changing. Throughout 2016, those of you looking to the future…
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What in the WADA is going on with the “Essendon 34”?
The Essendon Football Club is still in the news, like it or not. In Sydney this past week, the Court…
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Am I liable for misleading information supplied by someone else?
In brief The Australian Consumer Law prohibits misleading or deceptive conduct and false or misleading representations. But can you escape…
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Can I write an article about my business competitor?
In Brief In the course of doing business, you are not allowed to engage in misleading or deceptive conduct. But…
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Claims made by a person deprived of land title by fraud
In Brief In Australia, we use the Torrens system of land title. It is a central tenet of the Torrens system…
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“Who really brings the game into disrepute?”
In Brief A public spat. A drunken fall. A scathing comment. Professional athletes, like many of us, occasionally do careless and reckless things. …
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Testing the water — does a builder owe a duty of care to an Owners Corporation?
In Brief In an important decision which has ramifications for Owners Corporations, the High Court has recently held that a builder did…
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Practice note: Approval of provisional liquidator’s remuneration
In Brief In the Matter of CB Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 913 is a recent decision of Justice Black which…
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Extending a convening period before it expires — relevant principles
In Brief The administrator of a company under administration must convene a meeting of the company’s creditors within the convening period set out…
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