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Publications and Events

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....

Presentation to Jirsch Sutherland

Posted By Luke Buchanan,
30/11/2020 11:00 AM
Thanks very much to the team at Jirsch Sutherland Insolvency Solutions for welcoming Luke Buchanan to their offices to deliver a presentation recently.  We certainly covered a lot of ground...

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...

Presentation to KPMG Law

Posted By Luke Buchanan,
22/08/2020 10:10 AM
Luke Buchanan enjoyed presenting a CLE/CPD session to KPMG Law recently, on termination of contracts and damages for breach of contract.  Thanks very much to the KPMG Law team for welcoming Luke...

No offence intended – the failure to report white-collar crime and section 316 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Posted By Simone Rees,
21/08/2020 12:00 PM
The following article was published by Lexology on 21 August 2020: It is often the case that a corporation which discovers white-collar crime is also the victim.  This may occur because an...

If There Is A ”New Normal”, Does That Mean You Can Terminate Your Commercial Lease?

Posted By Luke Buchanan,
18/08/2020 12:00 PM
The following article is published in the Spring 2020 issue of The Australian Corporate Lawyer (the official publication of the Association of Corporate Counsel) and was published by Lexology on...

So You’ve Received a Section 19 Notice from ASIC ... What Happens Next?

Posted By Luke Buchanan,
11/08/2020 12:00 PM
The following article was published by Lexology on 11 August 2020:   It is only 2 years since it seemed the whole of the Australian business community was consumed by the Royal Commission into Mi...