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On 28 September 2022, the Federal Government released the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 (Cth) (Bill), increasing penalties for competition and consumer law.
The recent case of In the matter of ACN 152 546 453 Pty Ltd (in liq) [2022] NSWSC 974 demonstrates the circumstances in which a person may be regarded as a 'de facto director' and therefore face personal liability for breaching duties owed a...
Producing approximately 9% of Australia's gross domestic product, the construction industry generates $360 billion in revenue annually and has been under significant strain in recent months. Insolvency is now one of the biggest issues facing the cons...
In the case of Anchorage Capital Master Offshore Ltd v Sparkes (No 3); Bank of Communications Co Ltd v Sparkes (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1025, the Plaintiffs sought to argue that a large publicly listed company and t...
In the recent case of In the matter of Jana Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 112, the Supreme Court of New South Wales set aside a statutory demand issued for a debt arising out of a deed drafted with ambiguous and conflicting clauses. Backgrou...
In June 2021, we published an article on the decision at first instance of Darke J in Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 504. A link to the article appears
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has resumed its collection of overdue tax payments, including serving directors of companies with a Director Penalty Notice (DPN). With the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, laws governing the DPN regime have been strengthe...
The High Court has ruled that Google cannot be held responsible for defamatory articles accessed via its search results and hyperlinks. Background Google has been locked in a legal battle with Melbourne criminal lawyer George Defte...
Fujifilm deemed as having 38 unfair contract terms in 11 small business contracts Fujifilm For many, Fujifilm (formerly Fuji Xerox, now Fujifilm Business innovation Australia or Fujifilm L...