With a number of major Australian employers have recently introduced mandatory COVID-19 vaccination across their workforces, now more than ever it is crucial for businesses to understand where they st
The High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal of the Rossato decision in which the Full Court of the Federal Court had made a landmark decision about the nature of casual employment.
An offer to settle a legal dispute can be made at any time, including before or after a legal proceeding has been commenced.
Offers to settle serve two main functions:
Discovery is the exchange of all documents in a party’s possession, custody or power which are relevant to the issues in dispute in a legal proceeding.
Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate is considering legal action against her former employer, over her departure from the publicly-owned organisation.
Less than 2% of the disputes referred to the Supreme Court of Western Australia make it to trial. The remaining 98% are either settled or discontinued.
The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (‘Act’) affords shareholders of small proprietary companies the right to direct the company to provide financial and director’s reports.
A common concern that can arise at any stage before or during a legal proceeding is what happens if the other party doesn’t have enough money to pay your legal costs?
On Sunday 28 March 2021, the Moratorium on Evictions and Prohibited Actions under the Commercial Tenancy (Covid-19 Response) Act 2021 (WA) (COVID Response Act) will be coming to an end.
In 2021, businesses must move quickly to recover debts, particularly at this time of year when the sum of debtors may be larger than they can manage for the purposes of their cashflow. Over the next
The most significant insolvency reform in Australia in the last 30 years has been announced. On 7 October 2020, the Treasury released some of the proposed details to the reforms for public consultati
Where an application is brought under section 447A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) for the removal of administrators appointed pursuant to section 436C of the Act, indemnity costs may be awar
