2020
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...
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...
The Best Lawyers in Australia - 13th Edition
Posted By Buchanan Rees Dispute Lawyers,
17/04/2020 09:00 AM We are delighted to announce that both of our Directors, Luke Buchanan and Simone Rees, have been recognised in "The Best Lawyers In Australia" 2021 for Litigation. In addition, Luke Buchanan ha...