2014

As of 12 November 2016 all standard form contracts entered into, renewed, or varied for: the supply of goods or services; the sale or grant of an interest in land; or the supply of financial [...]

A statutory demand is a document issued by a creditor to a debtor company.  It sets out a sum of money owed by the debtor to the creditor.  It looks like this. A statutory demand is unlike any [...]

Tina McAulay has been selected as a finalist in the “Special Counsel of the Year” category in theLawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. Her nomination for this award was supported by referrals of [...]

Who were the parties to this dispute? The parties to the dispute were the Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia (PMC), a statutory body created under the Marketing of Potatoes Act [...]

Clive Palmer might be Australia’s sweetheart politician, but he is not always so successful in the Courts. Mr Palmer has had a variety of claims brought against him – many of which have been [...]

Lenders have a legal obligation to protect borrowers by lending responsibly. They should assess the borrower’s ability to repay without suffering substantial hardship and should not engage in [...]

Allowing for compensation for losses for non-performance in your contract is an important and frequently seen provision. However a recent hearing in the Victorian Civil and Administrative [...]

Most individuals and businesses that encounter a legal problem will privately engage a lawyer and meet any legal fees with their own resources.  However, legal fees can be large (easily running [...]

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is a forum for resolving disputes between financial service providers and their clients. It has the power to adjudicate on certain types of disputes and [...]

The Court of Appeal has delivered a significant decision for property developers and purchasers of lots in proposed subdivisions “off the plan”. By way of background, the Sale of Land Act (1979) [...]