“There is only one way under high heaven to get anybody to do anything.  Did you ever stop to think of that?  Yes, just one way.  And that is by making the other person want to do it.  Remember, [...]

Last Wednesday’s decision by the High Court was a win for ANZ after being embroiled in a six-year long class action lodged by 43,500 customers which challenged the enforceability of late-payment [...]

Under the Construction Contracts Acts 2004 (WA) (Act), an adjudicator is able to make binding interim orders that payment of a disputed amount be made. This process is known as “rapid [...]

The recent Supreme Court of Western Australia case Roy Hill Holdings Pty Ltd v Samsung C&T Corporation [2015] WASC 458 provides a good opportunity to revisit the enforceability of arbitration [...]

There are important differences between a contract and a deed that parties should keep in mind when creating written agreements. Written agreements are commonly stated as contracts/agreements or [...]

In April 2016, the Commission released its Draft Report on the Intellectual Property Arrangements in Australia and has called for a fundamental change to current laws. The Commission has been [...]

Directors owe a myriad of statutory and equitable duties to the company for which they serve.  One of the most important is to prevent the company trading whilst insolvent. Statutory Liability [...]

A character reference is a letter demonstrating the good character of a person involved in legal proceedings, written by a person who knows the accused and is willing to vouch for them. When [...]

A disclosing entity or registered scheme must lodge their annual report within 3 months after the end of the financial year, whilst a company must lodge their report with ASIC within 4 months. [...]

The Rule There are a number of well-known principles that place restrictions upon the use and disclosure of documents in a legal proceeding. Documents subject to legal professional privilege is [...]