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Dangers of delaying sale of mortgaged property

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 17 2013

The recent Supreme Court of New South Wales case of Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Thompson illustrates the dangers of a mortgagee in possession

Ability of directors to access books and records of a company in receivership

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 3 2013

The Federal Court of Australia confirmed in the recent decision Oswal v Burrup Fertilisers Pty Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) 2013

Full Federal Court of Australia clarifies rule regarding priority of mortgages

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 3 2013

The Full Federal Court of Australia recently clarified the application of the rule in Hopkinson v Rolt in respect of priorities between first and

Australian court allows liquidators to recover remuneration and costs from general trust funds

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 3 2013

The recent New South Wales Supreme Court decision In re MF Global Australia Ltd (in liq) No 2 2012 NSWSC 1426 confirmed that the remuneration

Thresholds eased for Australians investing in significant business assets

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia, New Zealand
  • -
  • February 28 2013

New regulations coming into force tomorrow will allow Australian individuals and companies to invest in higher value New Zealand business assets

Australian government establishes social networking cyber safety protocol

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia, New Zealand
  • -
  • February 22 2013

Facebook, Google (including YouTube), Yahoo and Microsoft have signed up to a protocol with the Australian government, setting out a process for

Administrators may be protected from liability in times of need

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • December 20 2012

The Federal Court of Australia in KASH Aboriginal Corporation ICN 108 (Administrators Appointed) No 2, held that, in certain circumstances, administrators may be granted protection from personal liability for debts incurred as part of the administration of a corporation

The dangers of wearing two hats

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia, New Zealand
  • -
  • December 20 2012

A recent High Court judgment illustrates potential issues when the same liquidator(s) are appointed to Australian and New Zealand companies

Aligning trans-Tasman consumer law: New Zealand developments

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia, New Zealand
  • -
  • December 5 2012

Proposed changes to New Zealand’s consumer laws look set to go ahead soon, following the release of the Commerce Select Committee’s report on the Consumer Law Reform Bill in early October

Penalties without breach of contract - a topical Australian decision

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 7 2012

The Australian High Court has revisited the law relating to penalties, and its application to bank charges, in Andrews v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited 2012 HCA 30