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Creditor defeats liquidator’s unfair preference claim

Australia - July 10 2019 It is a defence to an unfair preference claim to show there were no reasonable grounds to suspect the insolvency of the debtor company. Referred to…

Mali Karunaratne, Graham Roberts, Rocco Russo, Ben Williams

Statutory demands and disputes regarding the meaning of a contract

Australia - July 9 2019 A recent court decision considered whether arguments about the meaning of the contract constituted a genuine dispute for challenging a creditor’s…

Mali Karunaratne, Graham Roberts, Rocco Russo, Ben Williams

Legal liability for combustible cladding: have you assessed your risk?

Australia - July 2 2019 There has been significant attention directed to the issues surrounding combustible cladding since the deadly fire in London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017…

Graham Roberts, Rocco Russo

Liability for combustible cladding: builders, architects, engineers and other contractors

Australia - July 2 2019 To recover the significant costs associated with the investigation and remediation of combustible cladding, building owners are increasingly looking…

Graham Roberts, Rocco Russo

Defamation: A business can be liable for defamatory comments on its Facebook page

Australia - July 1 2019 A recent court decision held that a business can be liable for defamatory comments made by the public on its Facebook page. Facts of the case Voller…

Mali Karunaratne, Graham Roberts, Rocco Russo