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Piper Alderman

Offices

  1. Australia

    1. Adelaide SA

      Level 16, 70 Franklin Street, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia T 61 8 8205 3333 F 61 8 8205 3300
    2. Brisbane QLD

      Level 36, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia T 61 7 3220 7777 F 61 7 3220 7700
    3. Melbourne VIC

      Level 24, 385 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia T 61 3 8665 5555 F 61 3 8665 5500
    4. Sydney NSW

      Level 23 Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia T 61 2 9253 9999 F 61 2 9253 9900
  1. A bank as ‘mortgagee in possession’ may be subject to closer scrutiny

    Australia - May 6 2013

    Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) sued Mr Rickard, the guarantor of a loan agreement that was entered into between CBA and RHT Developments

  2. Indemnity clauses in commercial contracts: how to achieve desired contractual risk allocation

    Australia - June 7 2011

    An indemnity clause is a contractual transfer of risk between two contractual parties generally to prevent loss or compensate for a loss which may occur as a result of a specified event

  3. High Court to rule on consequences of breach of fiduciary duty

    Australia - May 6 2013

    Fiduciary duties arise in a variety of commercial contexts. One of the most common of these is the duty owed by a director to a company. In certain

  4. Legal implications of the NFP governance standards

    Australia - May 6 2013

    The Governance Standards applying to charities required to be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission have been

  5. ASX releases final guidance note on continuous disclosure obligations

    Australia - May 6 2013

    The continuous disclosure guidance note has been amended and released by ASX after completing a public consultation. The amended version comes into

  1. Common sense prevails in proportionate liability decisions

    Australia - May 14 2013

    The High Court and the New South Wales Court of Appeal have recently provided much-needed clarification about the proportionate liability regime

  2. A bank as ‘mortgagee in possession’ may be subject to closer scrutiny

    Australia - May 6 2013

    Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) sued Mr Rickard, the guarantor of a loan agreement that was entered into between CBA and RHT Developments

  3. High Court to rule on consequences of breach of fiduciary duty

    Australia - May 6 2013

    Fiduciary duties arise in a variety of commercial contexts. One of the most common of these is the duty owed by a director to a company. In certain

  4. Legal implications of the NFP governance standards

    Australia - May 6 2013

    The Governance Standards applying to charities required to be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission have been

  5. Agents financial interests - accurate disclosure is paramount

    Australia - May 6 2013

    In Cross & Ors v Peebles 2013 QCA 26 Cross Country Realty Pty Ltd (the Applicant Corporation) held a property agents and motor dealers licence