Publications

High Court holds that insurers of insolvent companies can be joined to proceedings commenced by third parties against those companies

The Supreme Court of Victoria has approved one of the most ambitious modifications to date in a contested case, approving a four unit development on a parcel of land of 978sqm

Adams v Clark Homes Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2015] VCAT 1658

The High Court has now provided some clarity by unequivocally stating that “surrounding circumstances” may only be used to construe a written contract when “ambiguity” is present

The Bell Group Limited (in liq) v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCA 1056

Final decisions of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) made on the basis of its opinion as to what is fair in all the circumstances are rarely reviewable by the courts

The Victorian Court of Appeal has held that the inherent jurisdiction of the Court is now statutorily modified by the provisions of the Civil Procedure Act 2010

The High Court granted special leave to the Commissioner to appeal the decision of Commissioner of Taxation v Australian Building Systems Pty Ltd (in liq)

The High Court of Australia has today handed down two judgments regarding shelf orders and other extension of time orders, both cases arising from the Octaviar liquidations

​This paper accompanied a presentation considering the criminal sanctions and civil penalties imposed for directors’ breaches under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)