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THE IMPLIED DUTY OF CO-OPERATION: A SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LAW IN AUSTRALIA
Posted By Luke Buchanan, Isolde Daniell,
09/09/2021 19:00 PM The following article was published by Lexology on 9 September 2021: In an article published earlier this year, we looked at the circumstances in which an express right to terminate a...
Liquidators’ Examinations: Have You Received a section 596A or section 596B Summons?
Posted By Simone Rees,
13/05/2021 13:00 PM The following article was published by Lexology on 13 May 2021: An overview Sections 596A and 596B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Corporations Act) provide the Court with the power...
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE: CHALLENGES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Posted By Luke Buchanan,
08/04/2021 11:00 AM The following article was published by Lexology on 7 April 2021: What is legal professional privilege and why does it exist? Legal professional privilege protects the disclosure of confidential...
Changes to the Legislation Concerning Unfair Contract Terms: What Insurers Need to Know
Posted By Luke Buchanan,
12/03/2021 08:00 AM The following article was published by Lexology on 11 March 2021: Amendments to the provisions concerning unfair contract terms contained in two pieces of Commonwealth legislation will take...
When is the Express Right to Terminate a Contract Constrained by Implied Duties of Reasonableness and Good Faith?
Posted By Luke Buchanan,
25/02/2021 08:00 AM The following article was published by Lexology on 24 February 2021: Contracting parties are free to include in their agreement an express provision requiring them to act reasonably and in good faith....
Frustrated or Only Frustrating? Whether a commercial lessee can argue that their lease has been frustrated due to Covid-19
Posted By Luke Buchanan,
26/09/2020 13:00 PM The following article was published by Lexology on 24 September 2020: In a recent article, I looked at the circumstances in which a party will be entitled to terminate a commercial lease, either...
Timing is Everything: An Important Consideration re Statutory Demands and the Covid-19 Economic Response Package
Posted By Luke Buchanan,
25/08/2020 11:54 AM The following article was published by Lexology on 25 August 2020: The service of a statutory demand under section 459E of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) has long been a method available to a...