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A Court order or judgment can be obtained against individuals, corporations or other legal entities through a number of avenues, such as defended legal proceedings as our Litigation Team explains.

Special Condition reports for a property purchase should be drafted carefully, as our Property Law team explains.

Receivership is a legal process in which a suitably qualified person, the receiver, acts as a custodian to safeguard a company’s assets should the company find itself in financial difficulty. Receivership occurs when one or more of the company’s secured creditors, who holds security over some or all of the company’s assets, appoints a receiver to take control over those company’s assets. There is no requirement for a court to approve the appointment of a receiver, however, in special circumstances, a court may do so.

On 10 November 2020, the Federal Government announced changes to the unfair contract term provisions in the Australian Consumer Law, which now make unfair contract terms illegal and punishable by civil penalties. Further changes have also been proposed in relation to expanding the threshold of the term ‘small business’ and the definition of a ‘standard form contract’.

Searching and completing registrations on the Personal Property Securities Register can often be confusing and counterintuitive. In this article, we provide some tips to avoid making common mistakes when searching or completing registrations on the PPSR.

The Personal Property Securities Register is the national register of security interests in personal property. Given that the PPSR affects many, if not most commercial transactions, it is important that everyone involved in business has a basic understanding of how the PPSR works.

Getting married is often one of the happiest days of a person’s life. Understandably, your Will is one of the last things on your mind. It is important to note, however, that your existing Will is revoked by your marriage.

Separation and family law property settlements do not revoke a Will. It is only in the event of a divorce that separation will have an effect on your Will as our Wills & Estates lawyers explain.

Back in April, during the initial COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Parliament and Fair Work Commission made a number of unprecedented, temporary changes to employment law. The most important of these changes was the introduction of the JobKeeper directions into the Fair Work Act.

Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process whereby the parties seek to resolve disputes by reaching a mutually-agreeable settlement, and thus avoiding litigation through the courts.

We provide a few practical steps that can be taken when attempting to resolve commercial disputes during the COVID-19 pandemic period. These disputes may stem from businesses becoming unable or unwilling to meet their contractual obligations or adjust to the disruption which may have come about though lockdown periods, business closures, reductions in staffing, cancellations of events and travel restrictions.

Leaving a bequest or a gift to a charity in your Will is a good way to continue support for a charity that is close to your heart, long after you’re gone.