Publications and Events
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AUSTRALIA - 15TH EDITION
Posted By Buchanan Rees Dispute Lawyers,
21/04/2022 07:00 AM Our co-directors, Luke Buchanan and Simone Rees, have both been recognised in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia in the “Litigation” category. This is the 9th consecutive year of...
Federal Court Reiterates Key Plank of Legal Professional Privilege
Posted By Simone Rees,
28/03/2022 14:00 PM In Commissioner of Taxation v PricewaterhouseCoopers [2022] FCA 278, the Federal Court of Australia has provided a useful reminder of the bases on which legal professional privilege attaches to...
Luke Buchanan and Simone Rees Present at Legalwise 11th Annual Contract law Conference
Posted By Luke Buchanan and Simone Rees,
10/03/2022 17:00 PM It was a pleasure for our two directors, Luke Buchanan and Simone Rees, to present for Legalwise at their 11th Annual Contract Law Conference in Sydney on 10 March 2022 on "The Implied Duty...
High Court broadens the use of compulsory examinations
Posted By Simone Rees and Isolde Daniell,
24/02/2022 15:00 PM In a recent article, we analysed the Court’s powers to summon a person for examination under sections 596A and 596B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Those powers may be used by an eligible...
Congratulations to Luke Buchanan for being a winner in the International Advisory Experts 2022 awards
Posted By Simone Rees,
08/02/2022 16:00 PM Buchanan Rees Dispute Lawyers congratulates Luke Buchanan for being a winner in the International Advisory Experts 2022 awards. Luke is the IAE Group’s 2022 Litigation Law award winner in...
Continuous disclosure: Opening the door to uncertainties
Posted By Luke Buchanan; Isolde Daniell,
10/11/2021 07:00 AM The following article was published by Lexology on 9 November 2021: On 14 August 2021,[1] the Federal Parliament significantly amended the legislative provisions which require a disclosing entity[2]...
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...