Category: Commercial Law

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Termination and Contractual Cure Periods – What are Your Rights?
POSTED: 29 Jun 2020
Commercial Law
In Visual Building Construction Pty Ltd v Armistead (No 2) [2019], the NSW Court of Appeal considered when a building contract is validly terminated with respect to a remediable breach.
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When a Contractual Right to Terminate May be Lost
POSTED: 22 May 2020
Commercial Law
The decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in Donau Pty Limited v ASC AWD Shipbuilder Pty Limited [2019] considered the circumstances in which a party, which has a right to terminate a contract, might lose that right.
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COVID-19: Changes to Company Meetings and the Execution of Company Documents
POSTED: 14 May 2020
Commercial Law, COVID-19
The Federal Treasurer has made a Determination that temporarily allows for virtual company meetings, electronic notices of meetings and the electronic signing of documents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Dangers of Subcontracting without Written Approval
POSTED: 13 May 2020
Commercial Law
In a recent case, the NSW Court of Appeal considered whether a cleaning services provider which had breached the terms of its contract by using an unauthorised subcontractor, was entitled to the entire contract price for the cleaning services it had provided.
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Contracting Coronavirus (COVID-19): How your Contract can Protect you
POSTED: 24 Mar 2020
Commercial Law, COVID-19
During this global pandemic and testing times, now more than ever is the time to ensure your business and you are protected.
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Anti-Phoenixing Laws: Rise from Their Ashes
POSTED: 06 Mar 2020
Commercial Law
After the amendment bill lapsed prior to the federal election, laws to further combat illegal phoenixing have now commenced operation on 18 February 2020 under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combat Illegal Phoenixing) Act 2020 (Cth). The implementation of this act aims to deter and disrupt illegal phoenixing and more harshly punish those who engage in and facilitate this behaviour.
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Changes to Occupation Certificates
POSTED: 23 Dec 2019
Commercial Law
Part 6 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (Act) commenced on 1 December 2019. With this, changes have been made to the Occupation Certificate (OC) provisions which operationalise the new framework.
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Commercial Honesty and Disclosure
POSTED: 29 Nov 2019
Commercial Law
Thinking of buying or selling a business or securities in a company or trust?
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Whistle-blower Protection Laws
POSTED: 16 May 2019
Commercial Law
New protections for whistle-blowers will commence on 1 July 2019 under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2018. In the past, many businesses have treated whistle-blower protection with a low level of compliance. The implementation of this Act will enforce systems to allow people to report wrongdoing without reprisal.
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Modern Slavery Act
POSTED: 11 Apr 2019
Commercial Law
As of 1 January 2019, new reporting requirements have been introduced for large companies operating Australian under the ‘Modern Slavery Act 2018’.
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