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Whether you are a liquidator, director, employee, shareholder or creditor of a company in financial distress, the experience of a corporate insolvency is usually not pleasant. Directors face the threat of being investigated for breaches of direct...
When a person believes they have been a victim of misleading and deceptive conduct such as misleading representations, the sensation of being deceived can give rise to the assumption that they have suffered compensable loss. However, the case of
Offers of compromise are an important tool in litigation. Aside from ensuring some form of success, or avoiding total defeat, one of the primary purposes of a party making an offer of compromise is to avoid incurring further legal costs. Where settle...
It is well established that what is commonly referred to as “without prejudice” privilege is not limited to protecting offers of settlement per se. Communications between parties that are genuinely aimed at resolving a dispute will also be protected,...
Expert determination is becoming an increasingly common Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process provided for in the terms of contracts between parties. In general terms it involves an independent third party, with recognised expertise in the sub...
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...
The recent decision of Markovic J in Robert Kite and Mark Hutchins in their capacity as liquidators of Mooney’s Contractors Pty Ltd (in liq) & Anor...
The Fair Work Commission has released its annual wage review decision, which will see a 3.3% increase in the National Minimum Wage and modern award rates from 1 July 2017. Australians being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW
Author: James Kang Judgement Date: 18th May, 2017 Citation: Alifaio Koge Captain (by his litigation guardian Hilda Gladys Sailor) v Willie Wosomo & Anor [2017] QSC 86 Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of Queensland [1] Principles When a plaintiff and ...
