
Creditors Claiming Set-Offs to Unfair Preference Claims by Liquidator
On 5 March 2015 the District Court handed down its decision in the case of Morton v. Rexel Electrical Supplies Pty Ltd [2015] QDC 49

On 5 March 2015 the District Court handed down its decision in the case of Morton v. Rexel Electrical Supplies Pty Ltd [2015] QDC 49

As part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda, the Government is proposing to reform existing insolvency laws. The Government’s aim is to encourage entrepreneurship

Take home points 1. The Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) creates a regime where parties are able to seek security of payment

The recently passed Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 (Cth) extends the unfair contracts protections in the Australian Consumer Law

In Commissioner of Taxation v Australian Building Systems Pty Ltd (in Liq) [2015] HCA 28, the High Court has held that during the administration of

The Road to Recovery Upon the winding up of a company, a liquidator will often be faced with the task of recovering payments to directors
Take home points 1. If your business involves the sale of goods on credit, consider including a retention of title clause to allow you the

Defences in QBCC recovery proceedings for payments made under the statutory insurance scheme The statutory insurance scheme Part 5 of the Queensland Building and Construction
The system of intellectual property (IP) law in Australia can be confusing. Broadly speaking, the regulatory regime in Australia (and in most places around the
In the latest development in what has colloquial become known as the Dallas Buyers Club case, the Federal Court’s decision on 14 August 2015[1] ordering
Why you should Register a trade mark? Are you looking to protect your brand by registering a trade mark (TM)? Trademark registration in Australia does not

Real Estate agents losing their sales commission We are often asked to advise real estate agents about situations where their client (the vendor) sells their