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Legal perspectives from our expert lawyers
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...
Security for costs where the plaintiff is in the position of the defendant This is the second in a series of articles which we will be publishing over the coming months concerning security for costs in civil disputes. The f...
Part 1: Summary of key legal principles Security for costs applications are a common feature of litigated civil disputes. They serve an important role for defendants who have concerns about a plaintiff’s ability to pay their costs of defending pro...
Colin Wright (Mr Wright) was a mine operator for AGL at a coal mine and power station in Latrobe Valley. Shortly after completing his night shift on 27 August 2015 while driving home he drove straight through a roundabout, ploughed ...
In the recent (22 November 2016) decision of Link 2 Pty Ltd v Ezystay Systems Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 317, the NSW Court of Appeal had cause to re-visit the test of whether information is confidential and the meaning of a restraint against usin...
The collapse of Storm Financial Limited (Storm), a financial advice company based in Townsville, in the wake of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis garnered significant media attention and led to an inquiry and report by a Parliamentary...