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Start-ups are on the rise, as is the number of young entrepreneurs taking on the role of company director. A company director, whether sitting on the board of an ASX-listed company or a small organisation, has to be clear on the duties and obligation...
Part 3: Security for costs applications in the context of cross-claims In this Part 3 of our series of articles on the topic of security for costs, we consider how security for costs applications are dealt...
Back in March 2017 the NSW Court of Appeal handed down the unanimous decision in Sanderson as Liquidator of Sakr Nominees Pty Ltd (in liq) v Sakr [2017] NSWCA 38 (Sakr), reigning in Brereton J’s application of proportionalit...
Litigation and Dispute Resolution team senior associate Daniela Ackland was last week named as the new president of The Women’s Insolvency Network Australia (WINA) NSW. WINA, formerly known as the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring...
On 9 March 2017 the NSW Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Sanderson as Liquidator of Sakr Nominees Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Sakr [2017] NSWCA 38, unanimously allowing the liquidator’s appeal against a decision of Brereton J apply...
Two recent cases in the NSW Court of Appeal (NSWCA) highlight the circumstances where equity – the court of conscience – will step in to protect injured parties who did not have a contract to rely upon and acted to their detriment in...
Sydney, 1 March 2017: Managing Principal Andrew Lacey has been named a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly ‘Partner of the year’ awards for the second consecutive year. The annual awards are run by legal publication
The High Court recently handed down a judgement finding that a flight booking agency was in breach of competition law, by attempting to engage in price fixing for ticket sales with airlines with whom it was in competition. This judgement highlights t...
Leasing part of your land can convert your unused commercial, industrial or agricultural space into a predictable income stream. It can also involve hidden costs if you do not account for the impacts that the Conveyancing Act and planning legislatio...