Insolvency Law Update - Disclaiming an insolvent company's environmental obligations: the case of Linc Energy Ltd
Commercial Law
Commercial Law Update - A Breach of Trust
Equity and TrustsCommercial Law Update - Fraud and more than Barnes v Addy – VSCA on accessorial liability for breach of fiduciary duty or trust
Commercial Law
Commercial Law Update - The decision in Killarnee – trading trusts, statutory priorities on the liquidation of trustee companies, lack of power to sell trust assets
Commercial Law Property LawJones (liquidator) v Matrix Partners Pty Ltd, re Killarnee Civil & Concrete Contractors Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] FCAFC 40 (Killarnee)
Property Law Update - What’s Yours is Mine: Adverse Possession
Property LawThis paper was first presented on Wednesday, 21 March 2018 at The Sofitel, 25 Collins St, Melbourne for the Law Institute of Victoria.
Commercial Law Update - "High degree of moral obloquy" is unhelpful in understanding statutory unconscionability
Commercial LawA long, long time ago Spigelman CJ used a quaint but obscure expression to describe what was required to constitute unconscionable conduct under the Trade Practices Act.
Employment Law Update - Developments in the reach of “industrial activity” and the application of s 361 in coercion cases
Employment & IndustrialABCC v CFMEU (the Bay Street Case) [2018] FCA 83 and the application of s 361 of the Fair Work Act 2009
Insolvency Law Update - The Amerind appeal – trading trusts, statutory regime of priority applies on receivership of the trustee, employee entitlements protected
Commercial LawThe Victorian Court of Appeal has handed down it’s decision on appeal from Re Amerind (receivers and managers apptd)(in liq) [2017] VSC 127; (2017) 320 FLR 118.
Commercial Law Update - Security of Payment Act may apply to residential developments by single venture companies
Commercial LawIan Street Developer Pty Ltd v Arrow International Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 14 .
Competition Law Update - ACCC's case against Cussons dismissed
Commercial LawAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission v Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd (No 4) [2017] FCA 1590.
