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Fashion faux pas: Kym Ellery’s lesson in exclusive supply agreements with Myer

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • June 7 2013

The litigation over an exclusivity agreement between department store Myer and fashion designer Kym Ellery (Ellery) is now over, with a confidential

Foreign qualified legal practitioners can breathe a sigh of relief

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • June 7 2013

A recent decision of the Queensland Supreme Court is of significance to Australian inhouse legal practitioners, admitted to practice in a

ACCC landmark decision: disqualification under the ACL

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • June 7 2013

The ACCC dedicated much of its resources in 2012 to upholding the objectives of making markets work for consumers, and strong enforcement action

The odd story of the will that never was - Byrne v Rogers and another; Estate of Jeffrey Norman Rogers 2013 NSW SC 511

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • June 5 2013

Jeffrey Rogers died on 25 December 2010 a single man with no children. Jeffrey had made a will in 1994. By his 1994 will he appointed a friend Philip

Conflict between executors and the role of an independent executor

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • June 5 2013

The Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory was asked to appoint an independent solicitor to be the administrator of an estate instead of

Death of a trustee - Ballenden v Bryant (No 1) 2012 NSWSC 1471

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • June 5 2013

The New South Wales Supreme Court was asked to consider the validity of a transfer of shares from a family trust to the two sons of the deceased. The

Bank as 'mortgagee in possession' may be subject to closer scrutiny

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • June 4 2013

In a recent New South Wales Supreme Court case, the court criticised a bank's conduct and suggested that banks should not sit on a property and do

High Court to rule on consequences of breach of fiduciary duty

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • May 28 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

Model litigant rules

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • May 24 2013

The Australian Taxation Office is subject to Model Litigant Policy under Legal Services Directions made by the Attorney-General. In a recent case a

Busting a blockade in New South Wales

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • May 24 2013

The mining company, Hume Coal (Hume) held an exploration licence over land in the southern highlands of NSW. Part of the exploration licence covered