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Do company directors owe duties to the company’s creditors?
Company directors owe duties to the company but do they owe duties to creditors? What if the company is close to insolvency? In October 2022, in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA …
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An introduction to mineral rights agreements in Western Australia
As the holder of a mining tenement, it may be necessary in certain circumstances that in order to exploit the value of mineral-rich land, you are required to enter into a mineral …
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Select aspects of forum shopping in Australian defamation litigation
On 7 December 2022, Bennett hosted the event, ‘Current Perspectives on Defamation and Defamation Law Reform’, featuring Professor David Rolph, Sue Chrysanthou SC and Dr Michael Douglas. This article contains Michael’s speaking …
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‘Crypto bros’ and currency exchange woes: the status of cryptocurrency regulation in Australia
Pictures of Bored Apes bought and sold as non-fungible tokens, anonymous purchase and consumption of pornography, drug dealing, and money laundering. These are just a few of the many notable and controversial …
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Impartiality and Independence in Expert Evidence
Impartiality and Independence in Expert Evidence A recent Federal Court decision serves as an important reminder to instructing solicitors on how best to brief experts, so as to ensure impartiality and independence …
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Submission on the review of model defamation provisions | Stage 2 Part B
The process of reforming defamation law in Australia commenced around 2 years ago. The review of the Model Defamation Provisions is being managed by the Victorian and New South Wales State governments, …
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Submission on the review of model defamation provisions | Stage 2 Part A
The process of reforming defamation law in Australia commenced around 2 years ago. The review of the Model Defamation Provisions is being managed by the Victorian and New South Wales State governments, …
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The Building and Construction (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA) is here: are you SOPA ready?
The Building and Construction (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA) (SOPA) recently came into effect, bringing several significant changes of which parties to construction contracts should be aware. The SOPA will be …
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Chief Justice Allsop and the Curse of Compulsory Retirement
Congratulations to the Piddington Society for hosting at the Federal Court on Wednesday evening a presentation by Chief Justice James Allsop AO – a View from the Bench. Chief Justice Allsop approaches …
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Update to Landlords assessing claims for COVID-19 Rent Relief
A recent decision of the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) has determined that a Landlord is not necessarily required to give 100% rent relief claimed by its Tenant under legislation responding to mandatory …
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