Crucially, there is no requirement that the external administrator's opinion be reasonable (unlike the direction by creditors provided for in section 75-15 (1)), and their decision will not be subject ...

With the 31 August 2025 deadline fast approaching, RSE licensees should act decisively to: Review and strengthen authentication controls, ensuring MFA is in place for high-risk transactions and ...

The ACCC's increased enforcement activity in this space coincides with the new Franchising Code introduced earlier this year. The new Franchising Code applies to franchise agreements and conduct ...

In class actions, only the group members who have directly entered into agreements with funders are contractually required to pay the funder if the class action succeeds, despite the entire pool of ...

Privacy protections to be bolstered with initial tranche of privacy reforms ...

Key takeaways for textile waste Australia has become one of the world's leading contributors to textile waste and this is something that must be addressed in our transition to net zero. Arguably, the ...

An informal contract is legally binding, but will inevitably involve ambiguity as to its terms, and hence potential uncertainty in business dealings, which in turn can lead to distracting disputes.

Once you have made it through the Good Faith Bargaining (GFB) process and have a proposed agreement which has been negotiated, the next step is to ask employees to vote on it. This sounds rather ...

Tax and foreign investment rules at both the Federal and State level are being amended to make it easier for foreign and domestic capital to invest in Australian Build to Rent developments. Build to ...

How witnesses give evidence of conversations might change, if the Federal Court's critique is taken up by other courts. Since the mid-1990s, New South Wales solicitors have prepared evidence in chief ...

Four barristers give their insights into how the role of the expert has changed, and what makes a good expert. Janet McKelvey specialises in planning, environmental, valuation and compulsory ...

Clayton Utz are pleased to welcome specialist energy and infrastructure lawyer Alexander Danne to lead its Energy Practice. Alex will join the firm's partnership from law firm Gilbert+Tobin, where he ...