A recent Federal Court decision has highlighted two grounds on which creditors should consider defending unfair preference claims which are brought by liquidators Partner Chris Prestwich and Lawyer Tim Chiang look at a case that deals with what constitutes an unsecured debt and the extent to which ...

The High Court of Australia has decided that a third party claimant can join an insolvent or potentially insolvent defendants insurer to proceedings to seek a declaration that the insurer is liable to indemnify the defendant Partner Andrew Maher and Lawyer Shelley Drenth discuss the decision and its ...

Legislation has been introduced in Victoria to provide for new standard infrastructure levies to fund local infrastructure such as roads community centres kindergartens maternal and child health facilities local parks and sporting facilities ...

A New South Wales legislative committee has released a report following an inquiry into remedies for serious invasions of privacy in New South Wales In an unexpected and controversial move the report recommends that the NSW Government take the lead by introducing a statutory cause of action for ...

ASIC has said it will grant relief to assist responsible entities RE of registered schemes to make changes to their constitutions to qualify for the new attribution managed investment trust or AMIT regime without holding a unitholders meeting Partner Marc Kemp and Law Graduate Antonia Ross review ...

In this issue we look at whether conduct by an employee out-of-hours can justify dismissal what adjustments an employer must make to accommodate an employees disability what obtaining alternative employment means for employers who want to apply to reduce their redundancy obligation and obtaining ...

In this issue we look at sham contracting arrangements gambling addiction as a possible protected attribute under anti-discrimination law who is liable for costs associated with bullying claims a failed general protections claim when a lawful direction will be deemed reasonable and employers ...

At the core of many successful startups is a simple but brilliant idea ...

After months of political stalemate in negotiations with its creditors to unlock access to bailout funds the Greek government has announced a referendum on proposed bailout conditions an extended bank holiday and the imposition of capital controls ...

The release of the Attorney-Generals consultation paper on modern slavery in supply chains and the recent interim inquiry report on establishing an Australian Modern Slavery Act reflect how international standards around corporate respect for human rights are becoming enshrined in law Australian ...