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Taking account of accounts: good things for the receivables finance industry in the government’s response to the PPSA review
Taking account of accounts: good things for the r [...]
Victoria’s new container deposit scheme: What to do if you are a first supplier
Victoria's new container deposit scheme: What to [...]
The Pitfalls of Homemade Wills
The Pitfalls of Homemade Wills In the decision o [...]
Freedom of Testation vs Moral Duty
Freedom of Testation vs Moral Duty In Australia, [...]
Contracts made over a ‘boozy’ lunch. Are they valid?
Contracts made over a 'boozy' lunch. Are they val [...]
Planning for when things go wrong – the enforceability of dispute resolution clauses in contracts
Planning for when things go wrong – the enforceab [...]
Protecting your interests or punishing their breach? The penalty doctrine in contract.
Protecting your interests or punishing their brea [...]
New Proposals for Regulating Digital Asset Platforms In Australia
New Proposals for Regulating Digital Asset Platfo [...]
The Australian Government Responds on Privacy – It’s Here, Get Over It!
The Australian Government Responds on Privacy – I [...]
Who are you dealing with? Ensuring companies have authority to bind themselves to legally enforceable contracts
Who are you dealing with? Ensuring companies have [...]
When will a deed of company arrangement be set aside?
When will a deed of company arrangement be set as [...]
When will a deed of company arrangement be terminated as an abuse of process?
When will a deed of company arrangement be termin [...]
Alert: New Changes to the Fair Work Act
Alert: New Changes to the Fair Work Act The Alba [...]
Unwanted boats and insurance issues: Challenges for Marina and Yard operators, Brokers, Marine Surveyors and boat owners
Unwanted boats and insurance issues: Challenges f [...]
When are you really on the hook for your emoji?
When are you really on the hook for your emoji? [...]
Cornwalls & Jadig Finance – a partnership built from the ground up
Cornwalls & Jadig Finance - a partnership bui [...]
‘Licence to Drill’ – Do you have a contractor’s licence?
‘Licence to Drill’[1] – Do you have a contractor’ [...]
No Jurisdiction – What Happens to a Case if the Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction?
No Jurisdiction – What Happens to a Case if the T [...]
ESO’s new online licensing platform: Trust details no longer supported on electrical contractor licences
ESO's new online licensing platform: Trust detail [...]
Fraud is coming – how you can get involved
Fraud is coming – how you can get involved Anyon [...]
Termination or Repudiation – Is it a Zero Sum Game?
Termination or Repudiation - Is it a Zero Sum Gam [...]
Implications of Perera v Bold Properties: Void Special Condition in House Construction Contracts
Implications of Perera v Bold Properties: Void Sp [...]
Mind the Gap – Australian Federal Government Consultation on Safe and Responsible AI
Mind the Gap - Australian Federal Government Cons [...]
Lawyers are not obsolete… yet
Lawyers are not obsolete... yet Since it burst o [...]
Law Reform in the Construction Sector in Victoria
Law Reform in the Construction Sector in Victoria [...]
Groundswell for BNPL Regulation in Australia
Groundswell for BNPL Regulation in Australia The [...]
Alert: Important Annual Leave Development
Important Annual Leave Development: Temporary shu [...]
Budgetary Reforms to NDIS – Should (SDA) Investors be worried?
Budgetary reforms to NDIS - Should (SDA) investor [...]
When is the estimated cost of building work not the contract price?
When is the estimated cost of building work not t [...]
2023 – 2024 Federal Budget Update: Key Tax Measures
2023 - 2024 Federal Budget Update: Key Tax Measur [...]
Trustless No More: Law Changes to Enhance Rights of Crypto Customers on an Exchange’s Insolvency
Trustless No More: Law Changes to Enhance Rights [...]
Alert: New Gender Pay Gap Reporting Obligations for Employers
Alert: New Gender Pay Gap Reporting Obligations f [...]
Digital Currency Exchanges and Remitters: is the FATF Travel Rule in Transit to Australia?
Digital Currency Exchanges and Remitters: is the [...]
Simplicity in the eye of the beholder? Proposed Changes to Streamline Australian AML/CTF reforms
Simplicity in the eye of the beholder? Proposed C [...]
What do lawyers, accountants and real estate agents have in common? They’ll be affected by changes to Australian AML/CTF Laws
What do lawyers, accountants and real estate agen [...]
The Impact of AI on the Insolvency Industry
The Impact of AI on the Insolvency Industry In t [...]
Received an infringement notice from ASIC? What to do next…
Received an infringement notice from ASIC? What t [...]
Alert: Can employers require staff to work on a public holiday?
Alert: Can employers require staff to work on a p [...]
What to do if your builder has gone bust
What to do if your builder has gone bust During t [...]
ACCC announces 2023-24 compliance and enforcement priorities
ACCC announces 2023-24 compliance and enforcement [...]
Alert – currently under review: regulation framework for managed investment schemes
Alert - currently under review: regulation framew [...]
VCAT’s Jurisdiction for Domestic Building Works Limited
VCAT’s Jurisdiction for Domestic Building Works L [...]
Whistleblowing culture: ASIC’s illuminating report on good practices
Whistleblowing culture: ASIC's illuminating repor [...]
Antarctica2023 – MISSION COMPLETE!
Antarctica2023 - MISSION COMPLETE! With a passio [...]
Green is good, right? Not always, says the ACCC and ASIC in a big week for greenwashing
Green is good, right? Not always, says the ACCC a [...]
A Win for Subcontractors and Suppliers
A Win for Subcontractors and Suppliers When a co [...]
Much more than just a token effort – the Australian Treasury’s crypto token mapping consultation paper is open for comment until 3 March 2023
Much more than just a token effort - the Australi [...]
Modernising signing and transactions: electronic transaction act consultation
Modernising signing and transactions: electronic [...]
FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried: A Case Study in Professional Scepticism and Fraud Detection
FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried: A Case Study in Profes [...]
Be warned – You may still be at risk of a claim even if you dismiss an employee within their probationary period
Be warned – You may still be at risk of a claim e [...]
Medical practices and locum doctors – The Iceman cometh
Medical practices and locum doctors - The Iceman [...]
Where the Guardian appeal was won and lost
Where the Guardian appeal was won and lost This [...]
How digital assets can trigger CGT tripwires
How digital assets can trigger CGT tripwires Thi [...]
When will the Court adjourn proceedings if counsel contracts COVID-19?
When will the Court adjourn proceedings if counse [...]
ASIC takes its first ‘greenwashing’ action
ASIC takes its first 'greenwashing' action Refre [...]
Privacy v public disclosure – does the proposed public ownership register go too far?
Privacy v public disclosure - does the proposed p [...]
Challenging ATO assessments
Challenging ATO assessments This article has bee [...]
For domestic building works in Victoria, must variation and extension of time claims be made in writing?
For domestic building works in Victoria, must var [...]
Time for tighter regulation of the Victorian building industry?
Time for tighter regulation of the Victorian buil [...]
New respect at work Laws
New respect at work Laws Recently, the Federal G [...]
Further doubt cast on a trustee’s discretion to distribute income Owies v JJE Nominees Pty Ltd [2022] VSCA 142
Further doubt cast on a trustee’s discretion to d [...]
Foreign investment penalty fees set to double
Foreign investment penalty fees set to double On [...]
Fairly good? Bill introduced to amend Australia’s unfair contract term laws
Fairly good? Bill introduced to amend Australia's [...]
Change is coming to the Australian Competition and Consumer Law: civil penalties to increase and be introduced for unfair contract terms
Change is coming to the Australian Competition an [...]
Andersen Global establishes a collaboration agreement with Cornwalls Melbourne
MEDIA RELEASE 18 October 2022 Andersen Global es [...]
You have mail – being issued with a subpoena and what to do
You have mail - being issued with a subpoena and [...]
Managing Work Health and Safety Risks
Managing Work Health and Safety Risks When we th [...]
No oppression: Supreme Court rejects a minority shareholder’s claim of oppressive conduct by majority shareholders
No oppression: Supreme Court rejects a minority s [...]
BBlood Enterprises Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2022] FCA 1112 (BBlood)
BBlood Enterprises Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxa [...]
A new type of (electronic) AGM season: things to consider
A new type of (electronic) AGM season: things to [...]
ASX Compliance Update, September 2022: nominated contacts, compliance course & beware of third party scam emails
ASX Compliance Update, September 2022: nominated [...]
The End of an Era: Grandfathered Large Proprietary Companies No Longer Exempt From Financial Reporting Requirement
The End of an Era: Grandfathered Large Proprietar [...]
Fair Work Commission Blows the Whistle on Referee’s Fixed-Term Employment Contract
Fair Work Commission Blows the Whistle on Referee [...]
Flimsy PMSIs? Section 64 of the PPSA and the priority conflict between suppliers and receivables financiers
Flimsy PMSIs? Section 64 of the PPSA and the prio [...]
Lenders Beware: Book Entries Alone May Not Be Enough to Evidence a Loan
Lenders Beware: Book Entries Alone May Not Be Eno [...]
Can Mortgagees Claim on Builders Warranty Insurance?
Can Mortgagees Claim on Builders Warranty Insuran [...]
State Revenue office Draft Ruling DA-065 – economic entitlements and service fees
State Revenue office Draft Ruling DA-065 - econom [...]
Not your usual office space: Cornwalls launches innovation lab for thinkers of the future
MEDIA RELEASE 13 September 2022 Cornwalls is lea [...]
Secure your “.au” domain by 20 September 2022
Secure your ".au" domain by 20 September 2022 Re [...]
Childcare Centres are childs play, but be careful
Childcare Centres are childs play, but be careful [...]
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave In late [...]
Is failure to have (and monitor) a substantive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policy a breach of a Directors’ Duty of Care?
Is failure to have (and monitor) a substantive En [...]
ALERT: Anti-phoenixing Laws post-COVID
ALERT: Anti-phoenixing Laws post-COVID Overview [...]
Avoiding a Super Sting
Avoiding a Super Sting One of the statements we [...]
Property finance and windfall gains tax
Property finance and windfall gains tax The Wind [...]
Limitation periods for building actions – are you out of luck and out of time?
Limitation periods for building actions – are you [...]
FIRB application fees set to double from 29 July 2022
FIRB application fees set to double from 29 July [...]
ALERT: ASIC extends deadlines for 30 June 2022 unlisted entity financial reports
ALERT: ASIC extends deadlines for 30 June 2022 un [...]
ALERT: AFSL HOLDERS – CYBER RISK TO YOUR LICENCE
ALERT: AFSL HOLDERS - CYBER RISK TO YOUR LICENCE [...]
EOFY Checklist – Employment Law
EOFY Checklist - Employment Law The new financia [...]
But if I change the plans by 10% that’s ok, isn’t it?
But if I change the plans by 10% that's ok, isn't [...]
New Employee Share Scheme Legislation
New Employee Scheme Share Legislation BACKGROUND [...]
Proposed Changes to the ASX Listing Rules: Capital Raising
Proposed Changes to the ASX Listing Rules: Capita [...]
Industrial Manslaughter – Critical lessons for business operators
Industrial Manslaughter – Critical lessons for bu [...]
A Super Surprise: Are contractors entitled to superannuation?
A Super Surprise: Are contractors entitled to sup [...]
Off The Plan Sales and Commissions
Off The Plan Sales and Commissions In a recent c [...]
On the Rise and Rise of Stablecoins
On the Rise and Rise of Stablecoins While digita [...]
Influencers in the property market
Influencers in the property market Over the last [...]
Earnings guidance provides Australia’s first successful securities class action
Earnings guidance provides Australia’s first succ [...]
Commissioner of Taxation v Carter [2022] HCA 10 (Carter)
Commissioner of Taxation v Carter [2022] HCA 10 ( [...]
Warning for social media influencers – comply with financial services laws or risk substantial penalties
Warning for social media influencers – comply wit [...]
Commissioner’s draft guidance on section 100A
Commissioner’s draft guidance on section 100A In [...]
New entitlement to paid sick leave for casual employees
New entitlement to paid sick leave for casual emp [...]
Australia’s deregulation agenda – ASIC search fees to be axed
Australia's deregulation agenda - ASIC search fee [...]
2022/2023 – Federal Budget Update: Key Tax Measures
2022/2023 – Federal Budget Update: Key Tax Measur [...]
Commencement of a new regime: The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV)
Commencement of a new regime: The Corporate Colle [...]
Reminder for new directors – Director ID requirements to come into effect on 5 April 2022
Reminder for new directors - Director ID requirem [...]
Virtual and hybrid shareholder meetings and electronic distribution of meeting materials are here to stay – finally!
Virtual and hybrid shareholder meetings and elect [...]
Signing, made easy
Signing, made easy Small but significant changes [...]
Employee or Contractor? High Court Alters Approach to Determining Working Relationships
Employee or Contractor? High Court Alters Approac [...]
Contractual timeframes have real teeth
Contractual timeframes have real teeth Ordinaril [...]
What should employees be paid while isolating?
What should employees be paid while isolating? A [...]
Crypto Assets: To Disclose or Not to Disclose
Crypto Assets: To Disclose or Not to Disclose It [...]
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Payroll Tax Surcharge commences from 1 January 2022
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Payroll Tax Surch [...]
Remote Witnessing in NSW
Remote Witnessing in NSW The ongoing effects of [...]
ASX Listing Rules – Guidance Note 11 Update
ASX Listing Rules – Guidance Note 11 Update Intr [...]
Cornwalls advises Webcentral Limited (ASX:WCG) on merger with 5G Networks Limited (ASX:5GN)
Cornwalls advises Webcentral Limited (ASX:WCG) on [...]
Are crypto-assets ‘tainted assets’ under the controlled foreign company (CFC) provisions?
Are crypto-assets 'tainted assets' under the cont [...]
MEDIA RELEASE: Cornwalls merges with boutique migration firm Verity Law
Cornwalls merges with boutique migration firm Ver [...]
Can a typo cost you millions?
Can a typo cost you millions? In short, yes. Com [...]
Australian Company Director Identification Number Requirements
Australian Company Director Identification Number [...]
Change to choice of superannuation fund rules from 1 November 2021
Change to choice of superannuation fund rules fro [...]
Bragging rights for Australia? The Senate’s twelve recommendations for regulating cryptocurrencies and digital assets and improving Australia’s international competitiveness
Bragging rights for Australia? The Senate’s twelv [...]
What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is the tax man’s
What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is the tax [...]
Why Disclosure is Not Nine-Tenths of the Law: The New Design and Distribution Obligations in Australian Credit and Financial Services
Why Disclosure is Not Nine-Tenths of the Law: The [...]
Full Court affirms decision – Commissioner permitted to request the information
Full Court affirms decision – Commissioner permit [...]
Internal succession: what is it?
Internal succession Internal succession: what is [...]
‘Dear Mother, for all your love and affection, I’m taking your house’: A case study on elder abuse
‘Dear Mother, for all your love and affection, I’ [...]
Electronic General Meetings in the COVID-19 Landscape – Update
Electronic General Meetings in the COVID-19 Lands [...]
FAQs: The actual difference between insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, and so on
FAQs: The actual difference between insolvency, b [...]
Material shortages and price increases in the domestic construction industry
Material shortages and price increases in the dom [...]
Retention of Property Managers
Retention of Property Managers It has always bee [...]
Can I sign this electronically?
Can I sign this electronically? With the majorit [...]
Interest expenses not always deductible
Interest expenses not always deductible In a dec [...]
Update: Round 4 of Gunns out and shots fired – Badenoch special leave application to the High Court
Update: Round 4 of Gunns out and shots fired – Ba [...]
Punk Rock to Smooth Jazz: will De-Fi challenge or be adopted by traditional finance?
Punk Rock to Smooth Jazz: will De-Fi challenge or [...]
Bluechain Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No 3) [2021] VSC420 (15 July 2021) (Delany J)
Bluechain Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No [...]
Time to Revisit Employee Share Schemes for Start-Ups
Time to Revisit Employee Share Schemes for Start- [...]
Incentives for investments in early state innovation companies
Incentives for investments in early state innovat [...]
NSW Construction “Pause” and Extensions of Time
NSW Construction "Pause" and Extensions of Time [...]
COVID-19 border closures and the impact on Australian corporate tax residency
COVID-19 border closures and the impact on Austra [...]
Filling your (financial) bucket: The role of Bucket Companies in modern-day tax planning
Filling your (financial) bucket: The role of Buck [...]
Online onboarding of corporate borrowers and guarantors in Australia: Financiers will soon have additional comfort about due execution assumptions
Online onboarding of corporate borrowers and guar [...]
Hybrid General Meetings in the COVID-19 Landscape – an Interim Solution
Hybrid General Meetings in the COVID-19 Landscape [...]
End of Financial Year Guide 2021
End of Financial Year Guide 2021 Effective plann [...]
More change is coming… Phase 2A of Queensland’s project trust regime on the horizon
More change is coming... Phase 2A of Queensland's [...]
2021/2022 Victorian State Government Budget Update: Relief for developers, concessions to move excess housing stock, cash grab on windfalls
2021/2022 Victorian State Government Budget Updat [...]
Home is where the ‘central management and control’ is: Upcoming changes to the corporate residency test
Home is where the 'central management and control [...]
Taken for a ride: Deliveroo rider found to be an employee
Taken for a ride: Deliveroo rider found to be an [...]
The “Consumer Data Right (CDR) as a service” for Australian Fintechs: A workable way out of a scrape
The "Consumer Data Right (CDR) as a service" for [...]
Peak indebtedness gets sin binned
Peak indebtedness gets sin binned The pavlova, w [...]
2021/2022 Federal Budget Update: Big spending to bolster post-pandemic economic recovery
2021/2022 Federal Budget Update: Big Spending To [...]
Location, location, location: the Australian Federal Court finding against Google and trends in Australian privacy regulation
Location, location, location: the Australian Fede [...]
Your words have power – Expert evidence and witness statements
Your words have power - Expert evidence and witne [...]
Cornwalls recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 2022
Cornwalls recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 20 [...]
Domain names and business branding: New changes
Domain names and business branding: New changes [...]
Director crackdown: ASIC tightens rules on resigning or removing business owners
Director crackdown: ASIC tightens rules on resign [...]
Gateways and Risk Assessments: The ATO’s compliance approach to the allocation of professional firm profits
Gateways and Risk Assessments: The ATO's complian [...]
The times they are a-changin’ – New tiers, new rules, new responsibilities | Amendments to the Owners Corporations Act
The times they are a-changin' - New tiers, new ru [...]
Are you ready for the greatest generational wealth transfer in history?
Are you ready for the greatest generational wealt [...]
Marina and boatyard storage: Solving the problem of owners who don’t pay
Marina and boatyard storage: Solving the problem [...]
International Women’s Day: Celebrating the women of Cornwalls
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The Tax Upside of a Mostly Downside Year: Temporary Full Expensing of Depreciating Assets
The Tax Upside of a Mostly Downside Year: Tempora [...]
CUB Australia Holding Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] FCA 43
CUB Australia Holding Pty Ltd v Commissioner of T [...]
Cautionary Caveat Considerations
Cautionary Caveat Considerations A caveat is a l [...]
Scene of a murder, drug lab, combustible cladding? | What do you need to disclose when selling a property?
Scene of a murder, drug lab, combustible cladding [...]
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? In December 20 [...]
Important Award Development
Important Award Development There can be little [...]
ASIC Corporate Finance Update (December 2020): COVID-19 Landscape
ASIC Corporate Finance Update (December 2020): CO [...]
Further boost to Consumer Law protections: Unfair contract terms law extended and clarified
Further boost to Consumer Law protections: Unfair [...]
Tis the season to be (jolly) flexible
Tis the season to be (jolly) flexible 2020 has b [...]
What happens if a mandatory standard changes after you submit a tender?
What happens if a mandatory standard changes afte [...]
The impact of settlement agreements on claims under the SOP Act
The impact of settlement agreements on claims und [...]
Registering Foreign Judgments
Registering Foreign Judgments With the advanceme [...]
Last step of Victoria’s Roadmap to Reopening: 24 November 2020
Last step of Victoria's Roadmap to Reopening 24 N [...]
Scope of purchases protected by the Australian Consumer Law enhanced
Scope of purchases protected by the Australian Co [...]
Overhaul of Insolvency Laws – Part 2: The impact on creditors
Overhaul of Insolvency Laws - Part 2: The impact [...]
Contractors, the Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC) and personal liability for company directors
The directors of many corporate businesses remain [...]
Making Payment Claims under more than one contract?
Making Payment Claims under more than one contrac [...]
Unmasking directors’ duties and insurance during COVID-19 and the insolvency moratorium
Unmasking directors’ duties and insurance during [...]
Third Step Update: Metropolitan Melbourne 29 October 2020
Third Step Update: Metropolitan Melbourne 29 Octo [...]
WHS: Not just an employer/employee obligation
WHS: Not just an employer/employee obligation Ma [...]
Transfer duty exemption for small business restructures (Queensland)
Transfer duty exemption for small business restru [...]
Second step update: Metropolitan Melbourne 19 October 2020
Second step update: Metropolitan Melbourne 19 Oct [...]
COVID-19: A catalyst for overdue change in the legal industry
COVID-19: A catalyst for overdue change in the le [...]
Alert: Federal Budget 2020/21
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Effect of COVID-19 on material adverse change clauses
Effect of COVID-19 on material adverse change cla [...]
What ASIC expects of lenders when the loan deferral periods end: COVID-19
What ASIC expects of lenders when the loan deferr [...]
Where there’s a Will, there’s a Will dispute
Where there's a Will, there's a Will dispute I a [...]
What do the proposed new responsible lending laws mean for small business financing?
What do the proposed new responsible lending laws [...]
Risk allocation for hacking and insolvency of cryptocurrency exchanges
Risk allocation for hacking and insolvency of cry [...]
Overhaul of Insolvency Laws: How will it work?
Overhaul of Insolvency Laws: How will it work? A [...]
Lenders beware: Big player hit with infringement
Lenders beware: Big player hit with infringement [...]
The latest changes in law applying to the building and construction industry in Queensland
The latest changes in law applying to the buildin [...]
A ‘Roadmap for Reopening’ – COVID-19 Restrictions
Sunday 6 September 2020 Premier Andrews announced [...]
Easing of Restrictions – Second Step
COVID-19 Update, Metropolitan Melbourne, 28 Septe [...]
COVID-19 fallout: Creditor options for recovery
COVID-19 fallout: Creditor options for recovery [...]
Government Announces Extension of Temporary Relief for Financially Distressed Businesses
Government Announces Extension of Temporary Relie [...]
Mad for money – Unfair preference claims against a third-party payer
Mad for money – Unfair preference claims against [...]
The sky is falling – 24 September 2020 looms large for Construction Industry
The sky is falling – 24 September 2020 looms larg [...]
What’s in a day? – Order restored
On 13 August 2020,the High Court of Australia han [...]
Franchising and the importance of “brand”
The success of any franchise network is closely t [...]
Insolvent Trading Casts A Long Shadow
Insolvent Trading Casts A Long Shadow An ASIC in [...]
Reference dates – Still important?
Reference dates - Still important? A recent deci [...]
Metropolitan Melbourne Stage 4 Restrictions: our operations and support will continue
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the econ [...]
Which port in this storm – Part 2
The Federal Government is extending its lending g [...]
Creating deeds in electronic form: Why we should not be deterred by the ghosts of the past
Creating deeds in electronic form: Why we should [...]
You have dispute and monies are paid by the other side into a Trust Account or held in Escrow, pending an outcome. You win and then they go broke – NOW WHAT?
You have dispute and monies are paid by the other [...]
Questionable caveats – cunning or ill-conceived?
In the recent Supreme Court decision of Justice G [...]
Australia Introduces the DIN (Director Identification Number) Regime
Australia Introduces the DIN (Director Identifica [...]
End of Financial Year Guide 2020
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Have you lent money? If so, can you spare $21 million?
Have you lent money? If so, can you spare $21 mi [...]
Zero thresholds and last resort divestment powers: Protecting national security but at what cost?
Zero thresholds and last resort divestment powers [...]
Tick, tick, tick….the Adjudication Application time bomb
Tick, tick, tick….the Adjudication Application ti [...]
Beware time limits or pay
Beware time limits or pay Introduction On 18 Oct [...]
COVID-19 and the Building and Construction Industry – Some practical considerations
COVID-19’s impact on the economy is profound. The [...]
Key elements of the Australian Government’s ‘HomeBuilder’ scheme
Key elements of the Australian Government’s ‘Home [...]
Wills in a COVID-19 era
Wills in a COVID-19 era Making a will and updati [...]
Interpretation of Contracts – An Update
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Pty Ltd v Bulgana [...]
To be Casual or Not to be Casual? That is The Question!
The Full Bench of the Federal Court of Australia [...]
Corporate Governance in the not-for-profit space: A Tri-Peaks presentation
Corporate Governance in the not-for-profit space: [...]
Last Minute Payment Claim Guide
Last Minute Payment Claim Guide What is a paymen [...]
Two recent cases shed some light on annual leave and sick leave entitlements for employees during Covid-19
Two recent cases shed some light on annual leave [...]
What we Know and Don’t Know about Cryptocurrency Exchanges: A Summary for Finance and Insolvency Lawyers
Legal issues arising in relation to cryptocurrenc [...]
Opened up in lockdown
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Commercial leases in the COVID-19 environment – The code, regulations and case law
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Obligations of Owners of Properties with Swimming Pools or Spas
Obligations of Owners of Properties with Swimming [...]
Kraft Heinz fails in appeal to reclaim prized trade mark from Bega
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia [...]
Navigating Mergers & Acquisitions in a COVID-19 World
Navigating Mergers & Acquisitions in a COVID- [...]
How easy is it to get an Order from the Court to remove and sell an abandoned vessel in Queensland?
How easy is it to get an Order from the Court to [...]
Unpaid marina and shipyard fees and abandoned boats: The problems and the solutions
Unpaid marina and shipyard fees and abandoned boa [...]
Which port in this storm? The Australian Federal Coronavirus Economic Response Package and non-ADI financiers
Which port in this storm? The Australian Federal [...]
Summary of Federal Government Stimulus Packages
As you will be aware, the federal government has [...]
Personal liability exposure to directors for company taxes to increase from 1 April 2020
Under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Ille [...]
New annualised salary provisions in modern awards
Does your business or organisation pay an annual [...]
Cyber and Crypto that’s not Clickbait: What the High Court in London said in secret about cryptocurrency in December 2019 has now been revealed…
On 17 January 2020, a decision made in a closed c [...]
A warning for directors: failing to maintain a registered office with ASIC puts the company’s survival in jeopardy
The recent Victorian Supreme Court case of AXF En [...]
New law – disclosure of business tax debts
Late last calendar year, the federal government p [...]
Procedural fairness in the termination process
You may be surprised to learn that a worker who w [...]
Australians Living or Working Overseas: Full Federal Court clarifies Individual Tax Residency Rules
At the start of a new year, we always notice an i [...]
New Rules on Claiming Tax Deductions for Vacant Land
New Rules on Claiming Tax Deductions for Vacant L [...]
Cornwalls successfully defends contract claim
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NSW duties changes: Please review all discretionary trusts before 31 December 2019
Recently, the State Revenue Legislation Further A [...]
Denial of CGT main residence exemption for foreign residents
A bill currently before Federal Parliament will d [...]
Collateral use of Disclosed Documents: Permitted?
During litigation, parties are required to exchan [...]
Changes afoot for retail leases- but do they go far enough?
The Retail Leases Amendment Bill 2019 (Bill) is c [...]
Beware Premature Payment Claims: MKA Bowen v Carelli Constructions
Beware Premature Payment Claims: MKA Bowen v Care [...]
Quantum meruit: Limited by the High Court
High Court of Australia handed down its decision [...]
When do you have to let the builder back in to fix defects?
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of New So [...]
Limiting Tax deductions for vacant land expenditure
Limiting Tax deductions for vacant land expenditu [...]
Contractual mechanisms for regulating, reducing or eliminating your liability
A contracting party that is in a dominant commerc [...]
Secret commissions and you
Is your business involved in paying or receiving [...]
The without prejudice fallacy: when words are not enough
It is not uncommon to see the words ‘without pre [...]
Punk Rock Becoming Smooth Jazz? New Zealand Tax Rulings May Ultimately Facilitate Crypto Going Mainstream in New Zealand
The New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD) h [...]
Taxation and Digital Currency
Taxation and Digital Currency Digital currency [...]
She’ll be right, right? The impact of the £99 million Marriott fine on privacy due diligence in Australia M&A, and more
She'll be right, right? The impact of the £99 mil [...]
What to do if your builder becomes insolvent?
Australia’s construction industry accounts for a [...]
When is a Will a Will?
When is a Will a Will? What happens when a testa [...]
Minimum wage increase from 1 July 2019
The Fair Work Commission has announced that with [...]
Unfair preference claims and ROT creditors – how and when to value a security interest
Unfair preference claims and ROT creditors – how [...]
Combustible Cladding and Large Format Retail Stores
In recent times significant public attention has [...]
Can you dismiss an employee for dishonesty during the recruitment process?
Can you dismiss an employee for dishonesty during [...]
Combustible Cladding and Large Format Retail Stores
Combustible Cladding and Large Format Retail Stor [...]
Licence to Lend?
Why lending your Building Licence is riskier than [...]
The Victorian Building Authorities’ statutory powers to issue directions to fix limited by the Supreme Court
There are new implications for those in the const [...]
Taxation and Superannuation Policies- Federal Election 2019
The 2019 Federal Election will take place on Sat [...]
Time to Get Carried Away by Data Portability?
The New Consumer Data Right Rules and What They P [...]
New Labour Hire Laws in Victoria
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Funding the Future – What is Crowd-Sourced Funding?
In 2018 amendments were made to the Corporations [...]
Australia’s construction industry insolvency crisis – reform is underway
Australia's construction industry insolvency cris [...]
Important Development for Fixed-Term Employment
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Does Data Sharing Complement or Challenge Privacy Law?
The expected benefits of “big data” for citizens, [...]
Closing a deal on open banking
“Open Banking” is shorthand for implementing the [...]
Taking and enforcing security over cryptocurrency
Increasing numbers of individuals and corporation [...]
A Successful Blend
Cornwall Stodart and The Bean Alliance in Austral [...]
The treatment of retention of title claims under the PPSA Review: A silver bullet or a bitter pill for suppliers?
The treatment of retention of title claims under [...]
Do winding up proceedings need to be advertised where the debt has been paid in full?
We recently acted for a company that was a defend [...]